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Teaching Assistant
- Organisation: London Christian School
- Location: South East London
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Salary info £24,900.00 - £29,000.00 per annum
Dependent on experience - Tenure: Full-time
- Closing Date: Monday 18 May 2026
LCS is seeking to appoint a highly organised and self-motivated person to join our team from September 2026.
Classroom Assistance
Working closely with the classroom Teacher, the Teaching Assistant will help in all aspects of classroom life. In particular, the Teaching Assistant will assist the children’s learning in all areas of the curriculum. Another key responsibility will be to maintain and manage the physical resources in the learning areas, helping to ensure the classroom is an invigorating environment for effective learning.
Pupil Supervision and Development
The Teaching Assistant will play an important role in ensuring that pupils are well supervised at lunchtimes, playtimes and during after school activities to maintain a high standard of care. There will be timetabled duties but the Teaching Assistant should also be responsible for handing over duty of care at transition times which requires punctuality and taking initiative. The Teaching Assistant should be concerned with consistent behaviour management and the pastoral care of pupils throughout the school day. They will play a pivotal role in the social, emotional and spiritual development of each child and should have a high concern for each child’s health, safety and wellbeing within their class and should strive to implement the Aim and Core Values within everyday school life.
Staff Development
There should be an ongoing personal commitment to continuous professional development, especially in the area of safeguarding.
General
The Teaching Assistant should seek to develop strong, positive relationships within the school and will be expected to sometimes attend events out of normal school hours. They will be expected to attend weekly training sessions, as well as using their preparation time effectively. They will be expected to have a thorough working knowledge of school policies and be a champion of safeguarding, wellbeing and pupil development in the school. Additional responsibilities will include sometimes helping to cover classes when staff are absent. The Teaching Assistants will be consulted as appropriate in reviews of policies, risk assessments, school action and development plans.
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the post holder may be required to undertake other duties in order to ensure the effective running of London Christian School. Where possible, duties will be reviewed during the recruitment process to account for the abilities and gifting of applicants.
LCS is seeking to appoint a highly organised and self-motivated person to join our team from September 2026.
Description
Classroom Assistance
Working closely with the classroom Teacher, the Teaching Assistant will help in all aspects of classroom life. In particular, the Teaching Assistant will assist the children’s learning in all areas of the curriculum. Another key responsibility will be to maintain and manage the physical resources in the learning areas, helping to ensure the classroom is an invigorating environment for effective learning.
Pupil Supervision and Development
The Teaching Assistant will play an important role in ensuring that pupils are well supervised at lunchtimes, playtimes and during after school activities to maintain a high standard of care. There will be timetabled duties but the Teaching Assistant should also be responsible for handing over duty of care at transition times which requires punctuality and taking initiative. The Teaching Assistant should be concerned with consistent behaviour management and the pastoral care of pupils throughout the school day. They will play a pivotal role in the social, emotional and spiritual development of each child and should have a high concern for each child’s health, safety and wellbeing within their class and should strive to implement the Aim and Core Values within everyday school life.
Staff Development
There should be an ongoing personal commitment to continuous professional development, especially in the area of safeguarding.
General
The Teaching Assistant should seek to develop strong, positive relationships within the school and will be expected to sometimes attend events out of normal school hours. They will be expected to attend weekly training sessions, as well as using their preparation time effectively. They will be expected to have a thorough working knowledge of school policies and be a champion of safeguarding, wellbeing and pupil development in the school. Additional responsibilities will include sometimes helping to cover classes when staff are absent. The Teaching Assistants will be consulted as appropriate in reviews of policies, risk assessments, school action and development plans.
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the post holder may be required to undertake other duties in order to ensure the effective running of London Christian School. Where possible, duties will be reviewed during the recruitment process to account for the abilities and gifting of applicants.
