Teaching Assistant

About the role:

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Responsible to: Assistant Headteacher

Grade: H18 Term Time Only

Location: Endeavour Academy Bexley

To work as part of the whole staff team in supporting the individual learning needs of students. Modelling appropriate social skills and supporting students in making the right choices, resolving conflict and developing thinking skills. Working collaboratively in the classroom with teaching staff to promote good learning habits and develop literacy and numeracy skills. Supervising pupils and engaging positively with them in both structured and unstructured times.

Maintaining professional boundaries at all times and observing/upholding the values and ethos of the Trust whilst contributing to the overall vision of the school.

About the School

Endeavour Academy Bexley supports pupils who require an alternative approach to mainstream education, offering a structured and nurturing environment that helps young people to re-engage with learning and achieve positive outcomes. The academy places a strong emphasis on relationships, consistency and high expectations, enabling pupils to develop confidence, resilience and a sense of achievement. Staff work collaboratively to deliver personalised programmes that combine academic learning with a focus on wellbeing and personal development.

We are committed to continuous improvement and to supporting colleagues to build expertise in a challenging and highly rewarding educational setting.

About the Trust

London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts. Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond.

We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point. We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures.

We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high-quality, cost-effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils. London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi-campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation.

This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group. Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. By continuing to grow our Trust and welcoming new expertise and perspectives, we aim to strengthen our schools further and extend the positive impact we have on our communities.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know. Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date.

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Note:

As the Trust supports children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self-disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer.

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