• Closing Date:Closing Date:
    10 July 2025
  • LocationLocation:
    Belvedere
  • Vacancy TypeVacancy Type:
    Fixed Term
  • Advertising SalarySalary Details:
    £5,487 per annum
  • GradeGrade:
    LSEAT H17, £27,142 FTE
  • Position Start DatePosition Start Date:
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  • School AddressSchool Address:
    Woodside Academy, Colyers Lane, Erith, Kent, DA8 3PB
  • Vacancy IDVacancy ID:
    323
  • About The Role

  • Your Opportunity
    We are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Interactive Play Leaders to complete our team.  You would be responsible for the safety and welfare of the children during the school lunch time break. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication interpersonal skills.  Experience of working with children with special needs, including those with autism, is essential. The successful candidates will join a friendly, supportive team with opportunities for further training. This is an ideal opportunity for those seeking experience in schools and hoping to progress into a teaching assistant role.

    Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information. 

    For an informal discussion about the role please contact the Office Manager on 01322350123 
  • Benefits and how to apply

  • We can offer you:
    Friendly, enthusiastic, delightful pupils and students who teach us something new every day 
    A committed and caring staff team who support and develop each other
    A proactive and supportive SLT
    A comprehensive induction and an ongoing extensive CPD programme
    Opportunities to develop your skills and talents
    Small class sizes with high pupil/staff ratio
    Free parking on site
    Advantages of belonging to a multi-academy trust, e.g. discounts on gym and wellbeing services, access to free and confidential Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programmes
     

    To apply for this vacancy please complete the application form, available to download from the downloads section below, paying particular attention to the Supporting Statement section of the form, to indicate how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Once you have completed this, the form should be submitted via email to [email protected].  Alternatively, paper applications should be sent to Office Manager, Woodside Academy, Colyers Lane, Erith, Kent, DA8 3PB. The closing date for your application is as stated above.

    References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview.  Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

    This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.  The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

    The closing date for applications is 10th July 2025. Interview date TBA. 
    We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.


    Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview. 

    Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview. Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.

    Woodside Academy is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

  • About Us

  • About Woodside Academy
    Woodside Academy is an all age special school, (EYFS-Post 16 for pupils with a primary diagnosis of autism).  The school is a flourishing and vibrant learning community located in the London Borough of Bexley.   The school’s moto is “All together better” and we are committed to achieving our shared goal of individual and collective excellence for all.  Visitors to the school frequently comment on the welcome they receive, the calm and positive ethos as well as how much pupils and staff enjoy being at school.

    About our Trust Our school is part of London South East Academies Trust- a multi academy trust sponsored by London South East Colleges. We are aiming to expand our thriving Multi-Academy Trust of outstanding schools, each of which has a shared moral purpose and high aspirations for every student. In 2024 LSEAT was formally recognised and awarded as the TES Small Trust of the Year.
    Read more on the trust website: https://lseat.co.uk.

    Woodside Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.  We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

    For further information about the school, please visit https://www.woodside.bexley.sch.uk/

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