Teaching Assistant
Prendergast Vale School, London, SE13 7BN17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 3 (point 5 - 6) £30,120 - £30,552 pro-rata.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Would you like to work in a small school in a big community? At Prendergast Vale School we believe all our pupils can achieve success in life by working hard and being kind.
We wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to play a key role in supporting Class Teachers in the teaching and welfare of student development across the primary and secondary phase of the school. The post holder will work with pupils individually and in small groups. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated and nurturing team in supporting learning, progress and attainment within the classroom.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible and organised with excellent communication skills and initiative. You will have the ability to develop positive relationships with children, parents / carers and colleagues and the ability to support children to develop their independence, self-confidence and social interaction. You will possess Maths and English GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent).
The post may appeal to those who are looking to become a teacher and would like to gain some experience before applying.
Hours: 35 hours a week, term time only i.e. 39 weeks, including 5 Inset Days.
Salary: Scale 3 (point 5 - 6) £30,120 - £30,552 pro-rata.
Closing Date: 9:30am on Monday 30 June 2025
Interviews: Thursday 3 July 2025
Please note CVs are not accepted.
The Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance, enhanced DBS checks, social media checks and documentary evidence showing your entitlement to work in the UK.
What the school offers its staff
Prendergast Vale School is an all through school, nursery to Year 11, and rated as Good by Ofsted in February 2018. It is one of the top performing mixed schools for E-Bacc in Lewisham. The school benefits from being part of the Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across the Federation.
We are dedicated to creating a work environment that our colleagues can enjoy, our students can benefit from, and where work complements life. For this reason, we encourage everyone to discuss with us their flexible working requirements during the recruitment process so that we can find the best working solution for them and their role.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About Prendergast Vale School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 813 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Prendergast Vale School website
- Email address
- rretamino.pv@lsfed.com
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