Teaching Assistant

Harris Academy Bermondsey; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Harris Academy Bermondsey in London is seeking a Teaching Assistant on a fixed-term contract to October 2027, to support individuals and groups of students, including those with SEND, within the academy.

You will assist classroom learning, help with personal needs—social, health, hygiene, first aid and welfare—and work closely with teachers and other staff to ensure a secure, inclusive environment that enables all students to participate and progress.

Qualifications

• Qualifications to degree level or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers.
• Experience with supporting learning of students in education or training environments.
• Good literacy and numeracy, and ability to update records.

Responsibilities

• Support learning in the classroom with individuals and groups, including those with SEND.
• Attend to students' personal needs including social, health, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
• Work with teachers and staff to maintain a safe, inclusive learning environment.
• Manage workload effectively and communicate with a range of stakeholders.

Skills

SEND awareness

Classroom support

Student welfare

Literacy/numeracy

ICT skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Harris Academy Bermondsey is looking for a Teaching Assistant to support individuals and groups of students at the academy, including those with SEND, on a fixed-term contract to October 2027.

This will involve supporting learning in the classroom and attending to students' personal needs where required, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.

The actual salary for this role will be £26,136.15 (37.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year).

The successful candidate will have:

• Qualifications to degree level or equivalent
• Basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers
• Some knowledge of strategies in working with young people with challenging behaviours
• Knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace
• Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students
• Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels
• Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with an excellent standard of written and spoken English
• Good administrative and organisational skills
• Ability to interest, encourage, motivate and engage children
• Ability to work effectively with team members across a wide range of levels and responsibilities
• Good ICT skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft packages and the ability to update records and databases.
• Ability to work using own initiative, exercising good judgement where unsupervised
• Flexibility of approach to work
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercising tact and diplomacy