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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us .
Teaching Assistant/Administration Support - Anstee Bridge
is a creative, alternative provision and outreach service set up within Educational Services to support year 7-11 students, for up to 18 hours a week, to facilitate better engagement with school. Students who attend Anstee Bridge have social, emotional and mental health [SEMH] challenges and often lack self-confidence and resilience. Anstee builds their confidence and helps them acquire skills through engaging in creative workshops. The projects encourage them to express themselves individually and collectively.
We would encourage you to contact the Head of Anstee Bridge Katherine Greening to arrange a informal discussion about the role:
Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Anstee Bridge, Guildhall, KT1 Appointment type Fixed Term Length of contract 12 months Business area Education Full time/Part time Part-time Salary from £28,929 (SCP06) Salary to £30,189 (SCP09) Hours 28.8 Estimated Interview date/s 09/10/2025 Closing Date 01/10/2025 Ref No 2099 Documents
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About the role
The Teaching Assistant / Administrative Support will support the Head of Anstee bridge to assist in education & social/emotional development of students. The successful candidate will assist with planning, implementing and evaluating group and individualised programmes of learning experience for students and will help support and monitor their progress.
Other duties include:
2. They will need to be aware, support and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop and promote positive values, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students to take responsibility for their own behaviour .
3. The post holder will contribute to activities run by FAB (Friends of Anstee Bridge Charity) and support with administrative duties to help with the running of Anstee Bridge.
4. The post holder will play an important role by liaising with mainstream schools, parents/carers and other relevant bodies to gather student information.
5. The successful candidate will provide strong administrative duties within the programme.
This role is a 1 year contract on part-time hours. Your working hours will be 7.2 hours per day through Monday to Thursday. Please also note that The advertised salary is the full-time equivalent; the actual salary will be pro rata based on hours worked.
About you
6. Educated to Level 2 [good pass or equivalent] in Maths and English (Essential)
7. NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification (Desirable)
8. Able to use a range of digital hardware or software to support your work effectively i.e. microsoft or Google software.
9. Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people)
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
10. 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
11. Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
12. Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
13. Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
14. A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
15. A range of staff benefits and discounts
16. An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children. For our social work offer. For our Recruitment Journey,
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
For more information about AfC: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.