Graduate Teaching Assistant

Bidvane; Greater London; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Harris Allowance

Loyalty Bonus

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Cash Plan

Employee Assistance

Job summary

Harris Academy Orpington seeks a Graduate Teaching Assistant to support students across the academy, helping them learn in class and attend to personal needs while aiding behaviour and running small-group interventions.

The role involves SEND support, a full enhanced DBS check, and UK work eligibility. The position is 37.5 hours per week across 38 weeks, plus lunchtime supervision and occasional off-site visits, with start as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent.
• Experience supporting learners in education or training settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support identified students one-to-one, in groups or in whole-class settings, ensuring safety and access to learning
• Work with teachers to develop learning resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies
• Assess identified students’ progress and report on their achievements, progress and needs
• Lead small-group sessions and interventions
• Attend to students’ personal needs, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
• Support behaviour management and deliver or adapt learning activities to meet goals and local and national learning strategies
• Supervise students outside lessons, including at playtimes and during lunchtime duty
• Prepare classrooms and resources, clear up after lessons, display students’ work and help students use resources
• Keep records and provide administrative support as requested
• Build positive relationships with parents and carers, gathering and reporting information as directed
• Accompany staff and students on visits, trips and off-site activities as required

Skills

Student support

Behaviour management

Interventions

Records and admin

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Degree-level qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Graduate Teaching Assistant works at Harris Academy Orpington, supporting students across the academy. The role helps students learn in class and attend to personal needs, while also supporting behaviour and running small-group interventions. It includes work with students with SEND, 37.5 hours a week over 38 weeks of the year, plus lunchtime supervision and occasional off-site visits. Applicants need degree-level qualifications, an enhanced DBS check and UK work eligibility; visa sponsorship is unavailable, and the start is as soon as possible.

What the job involves

• Supervise and support identified students one-to-one, in groups or in whole-class settings, ensuring safety and access to learning
• Work with teachers to develop learning resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies
• Assess identified students’ progress and report on their achievements, progress and needs
• Lead small-group sessions and interventions
• Attend to students’ personal needs, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
• Support behaviour management and deliver or adapt learning activities to meet goals and local and national learning strategies
• Supervise students outside lessons, including at playtimes and during lunchtime duty
• Prepare classrooms and resources, clear up after lessons, display students’ work and help students use resources
• Keep records and provide administrative support as requested
• Build positive relationships with parents and carers, gathering and reporting information as directed
• Accompany staff and students on visits, trips and off-site activities as required

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Direct experience supporting young people’s learning in an education or training setting
• Experience building and maintaining positive relationships with a range of stakeholders at all levels
• Experience managing and taking responsibility for own workload

Skills & knowledge

• Basic knowledge of SEND, learning barriers and strategies for working with young people with challenging behaviour
• Knowledge of social issues affecting students from disadvantaged backgrounds and awareness of workplace health and safety
• Good literacy and numeracy, with strong interpersonal and communication skills and excellent written and spoken English
• Good administrative, organisational and ICT skills, including Microsoft packages and updating records and databases
• Ability to engage and motivate children and work effectively with colleagues across different roles and levels
• Ability to use initiative and sound judgement when unsupervised, adapt approach, and maintain confidentiality with tact and diplomacy

Checks & eligibility

• Full enhanced DBS check
• Eligibility to work in the UK

What’s offered

• Career development and progression opportunities
• Harris Allowance, usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London
• Annual Loyalty Bonus
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme