ESOL Teaching Assistant

Variable Hours

Term Time Only – 33 weeks of the Year (Hours to agreed)

Kingston College is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support and mentor adult learners studying on the Adult ESOL programmes across the School.

You’ll support learners to access the curriculum providing a mix of in class support, 1-1 support and assignment workshop support to ensure successful completion of their qualifications. This could include helping them develop skills in report writing, essay writing, time management, reading, writing and speaking. You’ll work with learners considered to be ‘at risk’ due to personal and/or family commitments that may impact upon their achievement and those with communication and social interaction difficulties to develop resilience, confidence and independence.

As our Teaching Assistant, we’d like you to have experience of working successfully with young people and/or adults in a supporting/mentoring role within an educational setting in regard to curriculum support and/or those and who may have social and emotional needs. With a willingness to undertake further staff development considered relevant to the post, you’ll be able to use initiative, organise and prioritise and take guidance and direction from support managers and academic staff.

You’ll have a good level of computer literacy with sufficient administrative skills able to keep high quality written records of learner progress and set appropriate smart targets based on the Individual Learning Plan and record Pro-Monitor comments to high standard. A strong communicator, you’ll be able to communicate effectively at all levels with the ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that will be implemented in the new academic year.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 28th June 2025. 

There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. The benefits package is pro-rated for part time staff.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress.