Job description

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant at Harris Primary Academy Merton to support individuals and groups of children 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 £26,136.15-£26,509.45 (38 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week).

We would like to hear from you if you have:

Qualifications to degree level or equivalent
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.

Benefits

Annual Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits

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About this school

Harris Primary Academy Merton

Academy sponsor led · Primary · Ages 2–11

Not rated

Pupils: 491
Avg teacher salary: £47,580
Pupil:teacher ratio: 23.3:1
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

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Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.