Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant 

City Region Scale: NJC Support Staff Salary Scale 3 (Points 14-17) at Point 14 - Actual £23,652 per annum (FTE £27,742) 

Appointment: Permanent – 36 hours per week - 39 weeks per year 

About Us: Our vision is simple – to ensure that all of our students achieve beyond our expectations and thrive as confident learners with the highest aspirations, ready for a bright and successful future and ready for the world in which they will work and live. We are relentless in our pursuit of the very best for all our students. We understand challenges but do not accept them as limitations.

Welling School is an all ability, co-educational 11-18 school, located in the London Borough of Bexley. As well as serving our local community we welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and areas. Each of them bringing their own part to make up the Welling School Community. We are proud to be part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) which is one of the largest Multi Academy Trusts in South East England with over 40 Primary and Secondary Academies in the TKAT family. As well as ensuring our students are knowledgeable and confident at Welling our shared values are to be: Ambitious Kind Active See our website for further information about the school

Core Purpose: 

To carry out all duties and responsibilities in accordance with School policies and procedures and statutory requirements. 

To provide support for students with educational needs in a variety of learning environments 

The Role: 

Due to the expansion of our talented team we are looking for creative and inspiring colleagues to work alongside our teachers in supporting our students - particularly those who need us even more. As a Teaching Assistant you will be working with individuals or small groups as well as supporting our mainstream classrooms - making a real difference to our students and their progress. No two days will ever be the same although they will always be rewarding and exciting.

Your previous experience as a learning support professional is less important to us than your clear vision on what can be achieved for our students and how we can motivate and inspire them to achieve great things. Because you have a calm, personable and patient manner and because you are creative, persistent and interested you will know why that is. Our new colleague will have an unstinting belief that every young person, whatever their starting point, can make and sustain exceptional progress and that our purpose is to change lives. You will have access to on-going development opportunities and the support of a forward thinking, successful multi-academy Trust. You will be joining a team of strong and experienced school professionals who will do whatever it takes to help you to succeed in your new and exciting role. 

Key Responsibilities: 

As well as having a passion for young people and their futures, our colleague will:

• be a dynamic professional with a desire for rapidly improving standards

• have a commitment to your own professional development and learning

• know how best to support students in being successful

• understand the need to be creative and well prepared

• bring an unwavering commitment to doing whatever it takes

• have the ability to engage, inspire and build excellent relationships with both students and staff

• be emotionally intelligent, able to maintain a sense of calm and demonstrate excellent patience.

  This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly ambitious team of staff and make a real impact on our students’ lives. 

The successful candidate will have the chance to work with students across the full age and ability range. Contact Information: Informal discussions and/or visits are actively encouraged. To arrange a visit or discuss the post, please contact the school on 020 8304 8531.

Please note applications will be reviewed as they are received. The job posting might be removed before the official deadline if a suitable candidate is found so applying promptly is crucial. If you have not had any communication within 10 days of the closing date please take this as confirmation that on this occasion your application has not been successful. 

Safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Flexible working

TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance.

Our Commitment - Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging

At TKAT, we are committed to Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Belonging. We embrace and celebrate differences, value individual experiences, aspirations, and achievements, and continuously learn how to grow better together. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, as we believe diversity strengthens our community and drives us forward.

Access to interview 

Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self.  We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.