Junior School Teaching Assistant

TES FE News; London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

St Dunstan’s College is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant for their Junior School, starting in September 2025. The position will focus on fostering a love of learning among pupils in a nurturing environment. Applicants should be passionate about education and willing to contribute to a diverse and forward-thinking community.

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in supporting early education.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to pupils in a Junior School.
• Encourage a love of learning in a varied role.

Skills

Passion for education

Supportive attitude

Job description

Job Overview

St Dunstan’s College Junior School aims to inspire a true love of learning from the earliest stages by creating what we see as being the perfect balance between academic rigour, exploratory play and an individualised approach to learning. Our co-educational setting caters for children from Nursery to Year 6, with the majority of our pupils moving to our Senior School in Year 7, seeing our College as an ideal setting for their educational journey through to Sixth Form. We accommodate one Nursery form, two forms from Reception to Year 2 and three forms in Years 3-6.

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to provide support in our ambitious and forward-thinking Junior School setting in Nursery. This is an exciting and varied role and is an ideal opportunity for anyone with a passion for assisting our pupils to develop a love of learning from the earliest stages of their education.

Employment Status: Full-Time, Permanent, Term Time Only

Required From: September 2025

Job Location: Junior School

Application Closing Date: 0900 Friday 27 June 2025

Interviews: W/C Monday 30 June 2025

Early applications are advised as the College reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the application process.

For further details, please visit Vacancies at St Dunstan's College in Catford, South London (stdunstans.org.uk)

St Dunstan’s College reflects the diverse location in which it is situated. In a recent review of our racial diversity by ‘Flair Impact’, we were found to be the most racially diverse school out of their client base of over 30 British independent schools. We see diversity to be of intrinsic and essential value to the contemporary, ambitious and forward-thinking education we offer at St Dunstan’s. We encourage applications from people who share this view, and from professionals of all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are a school that places individuality and identity at the heart of what we do.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. As this role involves 'regulated activity' with children the successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure application. Employment will be conditional upon the College being satisfied with the result of the Enhanced DBS check and the outcome of all other checks.

The College will also carry out a check of the Children's Barred List on the successful applicant. Applicants should be aware that it is unlawful for the College to employ anyone to work with children if they are barred from doing so, and it is a criminal offence for a person to apply to work with children if they are barred from doing so.

This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the College is therefore permitted to ask shortlisted applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.