Teaching Assistant

Forest Academy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing professional development

Annual Incremental Pay Increases

Teacher’s Pension Scheme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Eye care voucher scheme

Extensive Training and Induction

Job summary

Forest Academy is looking for a dedicated Teaching Assistant to enhance the educational experience for children. The role is a fixed-term, term-time position starting ASAP until 31st August 2027.

You will be working 32.5 hours a week from Monday to Friday, ensuring students receive quality support in their learning journey. We value collaboration, excellence, and respect, aiming to make a life-changing difference within our diverse community.

Qualifications

• Committed, resilient, passionate, and ambitious.
• Ability to inspire a generation of children.

Responsibilities

• Support teachers in delivering high-quality education.
• Work collaboratively with children and staff.
• Participate in training and development opportunities.

Job description

About this Role

Role: Teaching Assistant

Contract: Fixed-Term, Term-Time Only (plus inset days)

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: 31st August 2027

Salary Range: NJC Outer London - Grade 3, Spine Point 5-7 £23,647.06 - £24,331 - Pro-Rata of (£29,434.00 FTE - £30,285.00 FTE Per Annum)

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday - 8:30am - 15:30pm - 32.5 Hours Per Week (half an hour unpaid lunch break)

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, is a family of schools across Croydon, Medway and Greenwich who aim to offer a life changing education to children. Our schools work in collaboration to transform the lives of the children and communities we serve.

Our core values of Collaboration, Excellence, Friendship, Resilience, Respect and Responsibility, define the way we care for, enrich and teach every child.

What sets us apart from others is the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of educational thinking and practice, supported by excellent training and development and opportunities to take part in ground breaking research projects and collaborative work with talented and innovative colleagues, both at a local and national level.

Forest Academy is rapidly improving and working to provide an exceptional learning experience for our wonderful children. Our vision is to ensure children receive the very best education. We aim to make a life-changing difference within our diverse community of Croydon.

We are seeking to appoint a committed, resilient, passionate and ambitious Teaching Assistant to join our school and partnership to inspire a generation of children.

Our benefits

• Ongoing professional development

• Commitment to staff well-being (members of the staff well-being charter)

• Annual Incremental Pay Increases

• Enhanced Family Friendly Pay (maternity, paternity/enhanced sickness pay)

• Teacher’s Pension Scheme

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Eye care voucher scheme

• Extensive Training and Induction program

All aspects of the application form must be fully completed to be considered for shortlisting, furthermore, please ensure that the Personal Statement in your application form addresses how you meet the duties outlined in the Person Specification. Please note that we do not accept CV's.

If you share in our belief that success is gained by developing a growth mindset; one which values effort and believes anything is possible, then we want to hear from you!

For enquiries please contact - [e-mail]

We reserve the right to interview and appoint at any stage during the recruitment process. Early applications are advised, as interviews will be ongoing.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged - we would very much like to meet you and answer any questions you may have.

Further information about our Trust is available at: https://www.inspirepartnership.co.uk

To arrange a visit please contact:

Julie Allcott - Senior HR Officer - Email: [e-mail]

Please note we will only accept applications from candidates who have documentary evidence that they have the right to work in the UK.

Forest Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and external agencies to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, Medical Clearance and satisfactory Employment References.