Teaching Assistant
Pickhurst Infant Academy, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0HL12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 30 hours a week, Monday to Friday (8.30am - 3.30pm), 39 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- £14.57-£14.98 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Pickhurst Infant Academy are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to provide for the educational, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development for each individual child in their class and to support the overall development of the school. You will need to be caring, hardworking, willing to undergo training and most of all, enjoy working with children. Previous experience of working with children is essential, preferably in a primary school or early years setting.
Pickhurst Infant Academy is based in a leafy part of West Wickham, in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a four-form entry Infant school with a strong community feel and passionate staff who ensure that every child’s needs are met through high quality, personalised teaching and learning. In January 2022, Pickhurst was graded ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted.
Wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. The school is surrounded by extensive, well- maintained grounds, its very own Forest School, allotments, pond and sensory garden. Reception and Year 1 have very well-resourced outdoor classrooms which are used daily. Our sensory and nurture rooms are spaces carefully designed to support children’s emotional regulation. Our school therapy dog, Bruno, is always on standby to lend a helping paw too.
There is no doubt that the children, teachers, staff team and Local Committee members pride themselves on the achievements of the school and all work hard to maintain very high standards and the school’s strong reputation.
Children love learning at Pickhurst. Our school performs above the national average for overall education attainment. We excel in providing a stimulating learning environment for our children and there are many enrichment-based activities such as an extensive offer of after school clubs, visits by experts into school, outdoor learning experiences and high quality, tailored provision to stretch and challenge all of our learners.
Support for Pupils
- Supervise and provide particular support for pupils ensuring access to learning activities.
- Attend to the pupils’ personal needs and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
- Establish constructive relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of an responding appropriately to individual needs.
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in learning activities led by the teacher.
- Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher.
- Encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate.
Support for Teachers
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans.
- Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals.
- Implement structured learning activities under the guidance of the teacher.
- Monitor the pupil’s responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on the pupils’ achievement, progress, problems etc.
- Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
- Establish constructive and supportive relationships with parents/carers and pupils.
- Undertake routine marking of pupils’ work and occasionally administer routine tests.
- Provide clerical/admin support, eg. photocopying, typing, filing, collecting money. etc
Support for the Curriculum
- Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses.
- Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
- Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use.
- Adapt learning planned learning activities as needed to ensure learners are successful.
What the school offers its staff
Nexus Education Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS clearance.
We can offer:
- Opportunities for continuing professional development
- Strong school partnerships
- Happy, supportive and motivated team
- Appropriate resources, environment and support
- Innovative and collaborative organisation
- Employee benefits including cycle to work, CSSC, BHN Extras & Blue Light discounts
Commitment to safeguarding
Pickhurst Infant Academy is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust who are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS clearance.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@pickhurst-inf.bromley.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Pickhurst Infant Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 341 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Pickhurst Infant Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@pickhurst-inf.bromley.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 020 8462 3196
Pickhurst Infants is a centre of excellence in early years education, a truly inclusive school where within a nurturing environment, each child’s ability is recognised, valued and developed. They are lucky to be surrounded by extensive grounds which help to form part of the learning environment. Pickhurst Infant Academy retained their 'Outstanding' Ofsted grading in a recent inspection.
Arranging a visit to Pickhurst Infant Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@pickhurst-inf.bromley.sch.uk.
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