Class Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, N19 4JF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 0f27fc89-38e1-43c6-94a0-1a0c63a5c5e9 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Responsibilities:
1. Quality of Education:
- Assist the teacher in preparing and organising classroom materials to enhance learning.
- Provide support to individual students and small groups with robust and rigorous pre-planned work and interventions.
- Utilize CPOMS for safeguarding and tracking student welfare.
2. Behaviour and Attitudes:
- Promote positive behaviour and attitudes within the classroom.
- Implement and uphold school behaviour policies and strategies.
- Encourage and support students to develop positive relationships and respect for others.
3. Personal Development:
- Support students' social and emotional development, encouraging positive interactions and self-confidence.
- Engage students in extracurricular activities and school events to enhance their overall development.
- Promote the well-being and personal development of all students, including those with additional needs.
4. Leadership and Management:
- Collaborate with class teachers to plan and deliver high-quality lessons and interventions.
- Participate in and contribute to school policies, initiatives, and professional development opportunities.
- Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing training and a willingness to learn.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant Certificate or equivalent.
- Experience working with children in an educational setting is advantageous.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with students and staff.
- An understanding of child development and learning.
- Knowledge and adherence to safeguarding practices and the use of CPOMS.
Desirable Attributes:
- Patience, empathy, and a genuine passion for working with children.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Enthusiasm for contributing to the wider school community.
What the school offers its staff
• A welcoming, inclusive and values-led school community
• Excellent CPD opportunities across our local partnership network
• Well-behaved, curious and motivated children
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing
• Modern resources, including a purpose-built EYFS unit and Arsenal-funded sports pitch
• Parking facilities if you need them
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Quality of Education:
- Assist the teacher in preparing and organising classroom materials to enhance learning.
- Provide support to individual students and small groups with robust and rigorous pre-planned work and interventions.
- Utilize CPOMS for safeguarding and tracking student welfare.
2. Behaviour and Attitudes:
- Promote positive behaviour and attitudes within the classroom.
- Implement and uphold school behaviour policies and strategies.
- Encourage and support students to develop positive relationships and respect for others.
3. Personal Development:
- Support students' social and emotional development, encouraging positive interactions and self-confidence.
- Engage students in extracurricular activities and school events to enhance their overall development.
- Promote the well-being and personal development of all students, including those with additional needs.
4. Leadership and Management:
- Collaborate with class teachers to plan and deliver high-quality lessons and interventions.
- Participate in and contribute to school policies, initiatives, and professional development opportunities.
- Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing training and a willingness to learn.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant Certificate or equivalent.
- Experience working with children in an educational setting is advantageous.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with students and staff.
- An understanding of child development and learning.
- Knowledge and adherence to safeguarding practices and the use of CPOMS.
Desirable Attributes:
- Patience, empathy, and a genuine passion for working with children.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Enthusiasm for contributing to the wider school community.
What the school offers its staff
• A welcoming, inclusive and values-led school community
• Excellent CPD opportunities across our local partnership network
• Well-behaved, curious and motivated children
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing
• Modern resources, including a purpose-built EYFS unit and Arsenal-funded sports pitch
• Parking facilities if you need them
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.