Teaching Assistant

Post Location: Barrington Primary School, Barrington Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4UN

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent  

Contractual Hours: 9am – 3.15pm Monday - Friday       

Contractual Weeks: 39 weeks (term time only)        

Post Start Date: ASAP          

Closing Date: Monday 4th November 2024                         

Interview Date: Thursday 7th November 2024  

London South East Academies Trust

London South East Academies Trust currently comprises fifteen schools, providing high quality education for 5-19-year olds across the boroughs of Bromley, Bexley, Lambeth and Surrey. Our schools, all rated Good by Ofsted, include a mainstream primary alongside special and alternative provision. Formerly known as Bromley Educational Trust, our expanding multi academy trust was renamed in 2016, reflecting our aim to develop excellent education across the wider region.  

About Barrington Primary School

Barrington Primary School is a popular, oversubscribed school with happy, motivated children and supportive staff. We provide a caring and stimulating environment, where all children have the opportunity to succeed. Barrington is a one form entry school with a special needs provision for children with speech, language and communication needs.

We pride ourselves in ensuring that not only do our pupils get a high quality educational experience but that they also access a range of enriching experiences and opportunities. Trips over the past year have included the Tower of London, Pizza Express and the Science Museum. We offer a wide range of club and instrumental lessons for our pupils to access also.

Barrington Primary School has been part of LSEAT (London South East Academy Trust) since September 2024. 

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced teaching assistant to join our happy and supportive team. The successful applicant will work under the instruction of teaching staff, to support access to learning for pupils both in our mainstream class and also from our specialist provision. Duties also include preparing resources, maintaining records and fostering a stimulating environment in which to learn. High standards and a good sense of humour are essential.

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• GCSE Grade 4 or equivalent in Maths and English qualified
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Preferably with/ Will have experience in supporting both mainstream and SEND pupils
• Ability to motivate and inspire
• Ability to adopt a patient, nurturing and resilient approach
• Ability to work under their own initiative, flexibly and to adapt to the changing needs of the pupils
• Be willing to undertake further CPD as it arises
• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing
• Sufficient command of spoken English as defined under the Code of Practice on English language requirements for public sector workers

Benefits

Benefits include:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Full Induction programme
• Access to relevant CPD
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24 hour counselling and support available
• Advantages of belonging to a multi-academy trust (eg. sharing of best practice)

For further information or an informal conversation about the role, please contact the Headteacher, Claire Clark, on 0208 304 0242.

Please email completed applications to: admin@barrington.lseat.org.uk

Barrington Primary School is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery and expects employees to comply with our values of promoting this; treating all colleagues and service users with dignity and respect at all times. This commitment must be evidenced in practice. Any behaviour that falls below these standards is unacceptable to the school and potentially constitutes misconduct.

As the Trust supports a number of children and vulnerable adults, all staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Accordingly, all staff will be subject to an ‘Enhanced’ DBS (formerly CRB) check, along with a Children’s Barred List check if in regulated activity. Any offers of appointment may be withdrawn if these checks prove to be unsatisfactory to the Trust. Self-disclosure will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you fail to make a full disclosure or provide sight of your DBS certificate, then your offer of employment is likely to be withdrawn. The Trust's DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex-offenders which is available upon request.