Teaching Assistant


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Morden, SM4 6DU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Aug 2026
Closing date:	1 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Harris Academy Morden is looking for a Teaching Assistant to support individuals and groups of students to enable access to learning, contributing to the development and maintenance of a purposeful, nurturing learning environment.

The actual salary for this role will be £22,362.78 - £22,680.19 (33 hours per week, 38 weeks per year).

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Qualifications to degree level or equivalent

• Some knowledge of strategies in working with young people with challenging behaviours

• Knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds

• Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace.

• Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students.

• Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels.

• Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

At Harris Academy Morden we pride ourselves on the inclusive approach and caring environment we have developed.Ofsted 2018 ‘A very strong sense of community is evident throughout the school'.

Staff well-being is at the heart of our academy. We have a sensible marking policy, organised marking sessions to give staff time to mark and a two week October half term holiday.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS,a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.

Further details about the role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supervising and supporting identified students, in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their safety and access to learning

• Assisting in the development of appropriate resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies, working with the teacher to ensure the provision supports each identified student's learning needs

• Assisting in evaluating identified students' progress through agreed assessment activities

• Providing detailed and regular feedback to teachers on students' achievement, progress and needs

• Leading small group sessions and interventions as appropriate

• Attending to the students' personal needs where required

• Supporting with behaviour management, using appropriate strategies in line with academy policy

• Contributing to creating a purposeful and supportive learning environment

• Undertaking structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes as appropriate, adjusting activities to ensure achievement of learning goals

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

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