Junior School Key Stage 1 Teaching Assistant

South Hampstead Junior School is looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team of teachers and support staff from September 2024.

As a Key Stage 1 Teaching Assistant, you will be based in one class, providing consistent support to the teacher and pupils, ensuring students are appropriately supported in their learning. You will work directly with young people in the classroom every day, helping them learn, monitoring their work and providing high levels of pastoral care. You will be key to classroom success, providing essential assistance in our busy and varied Junior School.

You will have experience working with primary aged children, ideally in Key Stage 1, including reading support, interventions and social skills, whilst ensuring the well-being of pupils. You will also have completed a Teaching Assistant qualification or have appropriate relevant experience.

The working hours for this role are 8am – 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 8am to 4:15pm on Wednesday.

About the Junior School

South Hampstead Junior School is a happy community of pupils, parents and staff, working together to provide an environment in which girls’ strengths are allowed to flourish. The girls achieve the highest academic standards at age 11 and almost all go on to the Senior School, one of London’s most popular and successful selective, independent girls’ schools.

Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London’s cultural life close at hand, the School is very well served by public transport and excellent local amenities.

The School is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Interest-free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Financial guidance and support
• Retail and Lifestyle discounts
• Free lunch during term time

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The closing date is Thursday 9th May 2024 at 9am.

Interviews will take place the week commencing 13th May 2024.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted. We recommend that applications are submitted early in order to avoid disappointment. The School may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.

All adults working at South Hampstead High School are expected to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to the safeguarding of its pupils. The school will conduct a rigorous recruitment process to identify candidates suitable for working with children and young people.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. The GDST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.