Vacancies
Thank you for your interest in working at Shenstone School.
Please see adverts below and check back regularly for updates.
Post Title: Health Care Assistant
Post Location: Primary School – We have two Primary sites based in Crayford and Sidcup. Secondary School – Based in Halt Robin Road, Belvedere. As Health Care Assistant you will be required to work across all sites.
Contract Type: Permanent Hours/Weeks: 5 days per week (30 hours) (9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.) 39 weeks per year (term time + training days)
Grade: Bexley 7 (equivalent to £16.79 per hour)
Salary: £22,496 (Actual) £31,524 (full-time equivalent)
Post Start Date: September 2025 Tour If you are interested in applying, we strongly encourage you to arrange a tour of our amazing school. To arrange this please e-mail hr@shenstone-tkat.org
Closing Date: Midnight Friday 9th May 2025.
Interview Date: 19th May 2025
About the Role
We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and highly organised person to join Shenstone School as a Health Care Assistant. The successful candidate will work alongside classroom staff, managing the medical needs of the pupils. You must be able to work on your own initiative, have good communication skills, be self/driven and have excellent attention to detail.
We are looking for someone with:
● Experience of supporting children with medical needs in a school environment.
● A NCFE CACHE Health Care qualification (or equivalent) would be desirable.
● Relevant First Aid qualification (or willingness to obtain and maintain this).
● Willingness to attend/undertake and maintain relevant training.
● The ability to respond and communicate with children.
It is paramount that you feel confident and resilient in working with pupils with challenging behaviour. As individuals, each pupil presents with different abilities and behavioural needs which vary from child to child.
Post Title: Teaching Assistant
Post Location: Primary and Secondary School - We have a secondary site which is temporarily based at Jubilee Primary School, before moving to our new building in Halt Robin Road, which will be opened in September 2025. Please be aware that although you are normally assigned to one site, you may be asked to work at any of our sites. This ultimately depends on where vacancies occur and operational feasibility.
Contract Type: Permanent or Relief Zero hours contract (Please specifiy if you are interested in Permanent or Relief on your application form)
Hours/Weeks: 5 days per week (30 hours) (9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.) 39 weeks per year (term time + training days) Please be advised that successful candidates may be required to undertake 3 days staff training (potentially requiring additional hours) within their first 6 weeks of employment. 1 day will be for induction and 2 consecutive days will be for PRICE Training. We also advise that on staff training/inset days (school calendar accessible via the school website) additional hours could also be required so that relevant training is achieved. If relevant, this will be discussed further at interview. Grade: Bexley 05 (£15.19 per hour) Salary: £20,353 (Actual) £28,521 (full-time equivalent)
Post Start Date: ASAP Tour If you are interested in applying, we strongly encourage you to arrange a tour of our amazing school. To arrange this please e-mail hr@shenstone-tkat.org
Closing Date: Open until filled – latest date to apply is Midnight Sunday 1st June 2025. We will be accepting applications until our positions are filled. If we fill all of our vacancies, we will close this advert prior to the latest date specified above and without further notice. If you are interested in this position, it is highly recommended that you apply as soon as possible upon seeing the advert.
Interview Date: TBA
About the Role
We are looking for enthusiastic, engaging, empathetic and resilient candidates to join our fantastic and dedicated team at Shenstone School. You will be required to work as part of a team, under the direction of the Class Teacher/Cover Supervisor helping and supporting pupils with their emotional, social and cognitive learning.
You will use a variety of different techniques to motivate, engage and encourage the pupils to achieve their greatest possible outcomes. You will also be required to initiate and participate in games/activities, toilet/change where necessary and protect pupils safety and wellbeing.
If you are looking for a challenge and are able to support and encourage our amazing pupils with SEND to achieve their full potential in our specialist school setting, then we would welcome your application. The achievements of our pupils are extraordinary and will give you a sense of achievement when they make progress, however small.
It is paramount that you feel confident and resilient in working with pupils with challenging behaviour. As individuals, each pupil presents with different abilities and behavioural needs which vary from child to child.
Work Experience/Placement and Volunteering Opportunities
We welcome the opportunity to share knowledge, skills and support those looking to gain experience within a specialist setting. If you are interested in joining us please:
Read through the information booklet
Complete and submit the Expression of Interest Form to hr@shenstone-tkat.org
Please note that we do our best to accommodate requests where we can, although some weeks become popular. We suggest getting your request in as soon as possible as they are dealt with on a first come, first served basis.
If you have any further queries, please e-mail hr@shenstone-tkat.org