Job description
| Job Title | Teaching Assistant |
| Salary | Grade 5 £27,300 - £29,700 pa FTE Actual salary £20,625 - £22,438 pa |
| Pension | Employer Pension Contributions of 20.5% (LGPS) |
| Hours | 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus 5 INSET days) |
Stone Lodge School is fully inclusive and caters for the diverse needs of its students. We have appointed highly motivated, dynamic support staff, teachers and leaders who deliver exciting learning every lesson, every day, so that all our students reach their full potential and secure first-class destinations.
We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our team.You will work with parents, students and other staff to ensure that our students’ educational, social and emotional development needs are being met. You will be a key point of contact liaising with parents and agencies to support student engagement and participation (including disadvantaged, SEND, and vulnerable students) with a view to achieving excellent attendance.
Our ideal candidate will:
Have experience of working with young people who have social/emotional difficulties.
Have a good understanding of child development and learning processes.
Have an understanding of strategies to support young people’s mental health.
Have the ability to foster strong and positive relationships with parents and young people.
Please read the attached job description and person specification for more information on this role.
Career with Endeavour MAT - what we can offer you:
As well as offering you a competitive salary with pay progression opportunities, you will also be working in a brand-new purpose-built setting with great facilities and with a team of talented, engaged and motivated colleagues. Our common values of respect, integrity, determination, equality of opportunity and self-management help instil a strong work ethic among staff and students alike and our supportive culture provides what many of our existing staff describe as a ‘family feel’ within our Trust.
Application Process:
The deadline for applications is 9am on 8th November 2026, with interviews taking place on a running basis as applicants are received.
Please note: Early applications are encouraged as we will hold interviews as and when applications are received. We reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via the My New Term website. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Stone Lodge School
Free schools · Secondary · Ages 11–19
- Pupils
- 1,052
- Avg teacher salary
- £47,368
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 23.5:1
- Academy trust
- ENDEAVOUR MAT
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
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.
Location
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Dartford, Kent, DA2 6FY
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- Salary
- £20,625.00 - £22,438.00 Annually (Actual)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 22 October 2026
- Closing date
- 8 November 2026
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