Teaching Assistant with Personal Care

Orion Eden Park, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,434.00 - £29,855.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale 3 Points 5-7, dependant on experience - (FTE Salary: £29,434 - £30,285 per annum. Actual annual salary: £25,177 - £25,905 per annum)

Teaching Assistant with Personal Care job summary

We are looking for a compassionate, dedicated and resilient individual to join our team as a Teaching Assistant with responsibilities that include providing personal care at Orion Eden Park.

This rewarding role involves supporting students with a range of learning needs, both in and out of the classroom, to help them access the curriculum and reach their full potential. You will work closely with teaching staff, the SEND team and external professionals to deliver targeted support, contribute to tailored interventions and promote independence.

A key part of this role is supporting students with personal care needs, ensuring that this is carried out with dignity, respect and sensitivity at all times. You will also play an important role in promoting inclusion, advocating for students with SEND and ensuring they are fully supported within the school community.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is patient, empathetic and committed to inclusive education, and who is motivated to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people.

Disclaimer

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, amend the recruitment process, or withdraw the position at any stage. This may occur in response to a high volume of applications or enquiries, or if a suitable candidate is identified before the closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

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

Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.

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 Orion Eden Park

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1274 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orion Eden Park website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eden-park-high-school

Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.

In joining Eden Park High School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.

Eden Park High School is a new school in Beckenham. We opened in 2017, moved into our purpose-built new premises in 2019, celebrated our first ever GCSE results in 2022 and have opened our new Sixth Form this September. With a new and expanded leadership team, this young school is starting an exciting new chapter as we build the culture, systems and teams that will see us expand further over the next two years and deliver an outstanding quality of education for the community.

We are currently recruiting exceptional teachers and support staff who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.

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