Teaching Assistant
Riverside School, Barking, Essex, IG11 0FU20 days remaining to apply
Closing date
23 February 2026 at 7am
Date listed
3 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- APT&C Scale 3.5 (£25,318 pa Term Time only)
Additional allowances
APT&C Scale 3.5 (£25,318 pa Term Time only)
Teaching Assistant job summary
Required asap, a Teaching Assistant to join an exciting Secondary School that opened in 2012. Riverside School serves the growing Barking Riverside community on the banks of the Thames in superb newly-built accommodation and is already fully-subscribed.
“Excellence for All” on Barking Riverside.
The person appointed will be responsible for work across the areas outlined below:
Support pupils with SEN
Contribute to discussions concerning pupils with SEN to inform for planning/reviewing or monitoring purposes.
Be conversant with and use information technology equipment available within the school, loading information when appropriate.
Assist, under the guidance of appropriate professional staff, with the implementation of behaviour programmes.
Ensure pupils’ access to classroom activities.
Assist, as appropriate, pupils with SEN in a range of activities outside the classroom e.g. pastoral support, school trips.
Contribute verbal/written reports on pupils with SEN for review purposes.
Be responsible, in the school setting, for the health, safety and welfare of pupils with SEN.
The successful applicant will have the following qualities:
Good interpersonal communication skills.
Flexibility and reliability.
To be able to work as a member of a team as well under their own initiative.
Organisational and time management skills.
A passion for the enrichment of young people’s lives.
The above duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder will be required to carry out such other appropriate duties as may be required by the Headteacher within the grading level of the post and the competence of the post holder.
The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and digital screening. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Riverside School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1542 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Riverside School website
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