Teaching Assistant (SEND)

Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit, London, SE9 3JN

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  25 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  7 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,658.77 - £26,378.15 Annually (Actual) Scale 3 Point 5 - 6 £25,658.77 - £26,378.15

Teaching Assistant (SEND) job summary

Join Greenacres Primary School as a Teaching Assistant (SEND)
Make a real difference—every day, every child, every moment

Hours: 35 hours per week 8:00 am - 3.30 pm Contract: Permanent Time Time Only: 39 weeks per year Start Date: ASAP Actual Salary: Grade 3 Point 5-6 £25,658.77 - £26,378.15 (Actual Salary)

Are you passionate about supporting children with special educational needs (SEND) to reach their full potential?
Whether you’re an experienced SEND practitioner or looking to grow your skills in a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re seeking enthusiastic, patient, and committed Teaching Assistants to join our team. You’ll work closely with class teachers and support staff to help create a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment for pupils with a range of need. About The Role

As a Teaching Assistant at Greenacres Primary School you’ll play a vital role in supporting the academic, emotional, and social development of pupils including those with SEND. Every day brings variety and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference. In this role, you will:

• Provide tailored 1:1 or small group support to help pupils access learning

• Assist with personal care needs when required, always ensuring dignity and respect

• Help deliver creative, inclusive lessons and interventions

• Encourage independence, build confidence, and foster a love of learning

• Contribute to a calm, nurturing, and positive school atmosphere

Who You Are
We are looking to appoint someone who is:

• Passionate about making a difference to children with SEND

• Experienced in supporting pupils with ASD, speech and language needs, SEMH, or other additional needs

• Ideally qualified to at least NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent), with strong literacy and numeracy skills

• Proactive, flexible, and able to work well as part of a team

• Calm, empathetic, and resilient under pressure

• Committed to continuous professional development

What We Offer

Support staff at Greenacres Primary School are integral to everything we do—and we’re proud to offer a working environment where you’re empowered to learn, grow, and make a real difference.

Here’s what we offer:

• Comprehensive CPD access via LearnUpon, designed to build confidence and career progression

• Collaborative approach, with staff supported and valued across every role

• AI and Chromebook integration, making daily tasks easier and learning more accessible for all

• Welcoming, inclusive school environment, where every team member is appreciated

• Opportunities to develop, no matter where you are in your career journey

• Local Government Pension scheme & National terms & conditions

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Greenacres Primary School so special. Please contact the school office on 020 8857 4965 to arrange.

You’ll find more about the role, school, and Trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!

Greenacres Primary School and the Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks in line with safeguarding guidance.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Maritime Academy Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed

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.

About Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 253 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenacres-primary-school-and-language-impairment-unit

Greenacres Primary School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

At Greenacres, we pride ourselves on being a friendly, inclusive school with a positive ethos towards children, parents, carers and staff. We believe that together, we will succeed.

We have the highest of expectations of achievement and behaviour for all. Children enter the school at different starting points and, through supporting, developing and educating the whole child, they make good progress and leave ready for the next stage in their learning.

We are always seeking innovative ways of engaging children in learning experiences that motivate and entice them to deepen their understanding and develop a lifelong love of learning. Our curriculum is thematic in approach engaging children, enabling knowledge acquisition whilst balanced with life and functional skills which span beyond the curriculum preparing our children for the next stage of their education. The 6Cs underpin everything we do: collaboration, communication, citizenship, character, critical thinking and creativity as we believe these are the attributes which will lead our children to longer term success. We embrace cognitive strategies which have been carefully adopted to enable our children to become self-regulated learners. We believe our role is to instil confidence in all; ensuring the creation of 21st Century learners.

We have a strong set of values. Our core values of unity, respect, acceptance, freedom and aspiration are at the heart of ‘Team Greenacres’ and are central to our curriculum. We want our values and love of learning to prepare children for society and later life.

The success of the thematic approach entwined with a core set of values can be seen in the enjoyment on the children’s faces, in their outcomes and through the dedication of staff and the relationships we foster.

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