Teaching Assistant

Rivers Academy, a comprehensive secondary school (11-18), and Space Studio West London, a studio school (14-18), work closely together and are jointly committed to securing outstanding outcomes for students. The Campus has a great location in West London, being situated close to Feltham Station (a short train journey from Clapham Junction) and also benefiting from other excellent transport links and on-site parking.

We work hard to foster high levels of self-worth within an Academy community that has the very highest expectations across uniform, behaviour, attendance, and punctuality. We want to empower future generations to follow their dreams. Rivers is a great place to work too, with a strong focus on career development. Many of the staff that trained with us are now in Leadership positions and being on that development journey with our staff is important to us.

At Rivers we ask our students to take risks, be creative and make mistakes. As educators we are encouraged to think big, improvise and fail forward, through leveraging student interests, incorporating real world problems and using professional tools / expertise to design engaging interdisciplinary projects that drive student’s curiosity for learning. 

Do you want to work in a highly successful, supportive and innovative workplace? Are you focused on achieving the best outcomes for your students? Do you want to work in an established team where your ideas and initiatives will be listened to with the potential to become a qualified teacher? If so, you need to be part of our team at Rivers Academy.

We are looking for an exceptional Teaching Assistant to play an important role in our unique and growing Academy. The successful candidate will be passionate about providing an inclusive education and have a particular interest in working with SEND students.

Hours for this role are - 32.5 hours a week term time based (39 weeks)

Interview Date: TBC

The successful candidate will also play a key member of the SEND team, helping to ensure the academic and pastoral needs of all SEND students are met.

It will be an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to begin their career in education.

What we offer:

- A well-resourced, established and flourishing Department

- A personalised approach to Continuous Professional Development Training

- Competitive Salaries and Pay Progression

- Supportive Leadership Team

- Students with a positive attitude and willingness to learn and succeed

- Open and positive working environment

- Fully Equipped fitness suite

- Feedback and Advice

-  Excellent Transport Links to Central London (30 minutes) and Heathrow Airport (15 minutes)

- A wider Supportive Trust network

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Parking on Site

About Aspirations

Across our 16 Academies, Aspirations educate more than 9,000 pupils across the ages from 2 to 19 years, covering an area from West London to the Southwest of England. Operating since 2011, we have a consistent track record of improvement and success and offer excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. We are determined that children receive an excellent education that prepares them for success in adult-life and are looking for people to join us who share our ideals. 

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and guarantee an interview for those with a declared disability should they meet the minimum criteria for the job. The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as “any physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities”

Our Commitment to Safer Recruitment:

Aspirations are committed to safeguarding and undertake pre-employment checks in accordance with DfE requirements.