Teaching Assistant - Graveney School

About Us

36 Hours per week

Term time only (39 weeks)

Required as soon as possible

Would you like the opportunity to work as part of a team of highly experienced and ambitious colleagues? Graveney is an extremely popular and successful 11-18 School, situated in South West London, SW17 with the benefit of being situated in beautiful campus style surroundings with excellent facilities and a warm community atmosphere. We have a commitment to providing the best opportunities to all students and to developing the professional skills and career opportunities of our staff, within a supportive and collaborative environment 

Candidates will be passionate about working with our pupils and will be able to demonstrate a caring attitude to the individual, personal and social needs of this age group.  Excellent communication, literacy, ICT skills and ability to work as part of a team are essential requirements for these key roles. 

We will expect applicants to undertake training to improve their skills in order to carry out the full responsibilities and expectations required.  Applicants will need to demonstrate the ability to work with minimum supervision, have a flexible and organised approach to work in order to support learners as well as contributing towards assessment data. 

Our Teaching Assistants are very much an integral part of all teaching and learning so subject knowledge in a range of curriculum areas to GCSE level is essential.

We warmly welcome and encourage applicants from minority groups to apply for our vacancies.

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below .

Alternatively, further information for candidates, application form and job description, can be found at https://www.graveney.org/Recruitment/

Electronic applications to be returned to recruitment@graveney.wandsworth.sch.uk

Closing Date and Interview arrangements: 

Closing date for receipt of completed applications: 15 July 2024 (at noon)

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted as they are received. 

The Trust reserves the right to close the advert at any time.

Graveney Trust is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the well-being and safety of staff and students. All our employees, volunteers and contractors share this commitment and we will carry out Enhanced DBS checks for all appointments as well ensuring that our rigorous pre-recruitment checks are strictly adhered to.

We foster an inclusive culture that promotes equality of opportunity and values diversity creating an environment where the rights and dignity of all members of our community are respected. We promote a culture that allows staff to grow and flourish, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note that we do not accept CVs and no agencies.

Graveney School

(Graveney School is part of Graveney Trust)

Welham Road

Tooting, London

SW17 9BU

Tel: 020 8682 7000

Website: www.graveney.org

Principal: Cynthia Rickman