REQUIRED TO START SEPTEMBER 2024   

Job Title: Teaching Assistant Level 2  

 Permanent – Part-Time (2 Posts)

5 hours and 30 minutes per day, 5 days per week

27 hours, 30 mins per week

39 weeks per year (term time plus one week)

GRADE: Bexley Council 05 Points 051 to 054 – FTE Salary £27,030 to £27,438   

Actual Salary: £17,759.57 - £18,027.64  

Blackfen School is a progressive and vibrant learning community that focuses on raising the aspirations and releasing the potential of every young person in our care.

In 2023, 72% of students in year 11 achieved five or more GCSE 9-4 grades, including at least a 4 in English and a 4 in Mathematics. Progress was also strong. At A level in 2023, 41% of grades were at A*-B.  Similarly, high levels were achieved in Level 3 BTEC qualifications.

Our flourishing Sixth Form offers a wide range of courses at A level, as well as vocational level 2 and 3 courses.

Our Governors want to appoint Two Teaching Assistants - Level 2 who will join our Team of 14 Teaching Assistants in the Special Educational Needs Department.

Candidates will need good literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to be able to support pupils in a variety of curriculum areas.

Previous experience of working with children in primary or secondary school is essential.  

Candidates will need to be available to work from 8.30am until 15.10pm each day.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check.

Please see below to download the application pack and information.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school, therefore, has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that the post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment / selection and probationary stages.

We in Blackfen School for Girls are committed to practice that which protects children from harm. Staff and volunteers in this organisation accept and recognise our responsibilities to develop awareness of the issues which cause children harm. We believe all children have a right to attend school and learn in a safe environment. Children should be free from harm by adults in the school and other children.

We in Blackfen School for Girls are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

We shall apply safer Recruitment and Selection to all posts to ensure that all those who work in a school environment are fully aware of our commitment to safeguarding children and are able to show competence and fitness for purpose in this area.

CLOSING DATE: Noon, Wednesday 19 June 2024

INTERVIEW DATE: Wednesday 26 June 2024