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Herringham Primary Academy: Child and Family Support Assistant
Herringham Primary Academy, Grays, East of England
Actual Pro rata salary £23,093 - £25,382
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About the job
Child and Family Support Assistant
Salary: GLC P12 - P16 £24,947 - £27,419 FTE [Actual Pro Rata Salary £19,669 - £21,618]
Contract; Permanent
Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, Term Time only plus 2 weeks Holiday Working
Closing Date: 8th September 2026 at Midday
The Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership of one secondary academy and four primary academies located within Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary in the borough of Thurrock, to the east of London. We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we celebrate differences and pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity and is not discriminated against in any way.
We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Child and Family Support Assistant to join our team. In this vital role, you will work in close partnership with teaching staff, parents, and external practitioners to identify and address the individual academic, emotional, and behavioural needs of our students. Under the guidance of the Inclusion Manager and Deputy Headteacher, you will provide targeted, practical, and emotional support to ensure pupils can confidently meet their learning objectives.
Additional Benefits for Working for the GLC:
Staff well-being programme: Including access to Westfield Health Insurance
Salary Sacrifice Schemes including Cycle to work Scheme
Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and years of service
State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning
A paid 'My Day' each year
Excellent career development and training
2 week October half term break
A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching
Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff
Free Access to the Fitness Suite at the Gateway Academy
GLC Staff Nursery [Competitive rates and term time only]
The GLC embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We warmly welcome applicants who are interested in this position to visit our school prior to making an application. Please contact (email address on the original advert) to arrange a visit.
If you would like to apply for this position, please complete an online application form.
About Herringham Primary Academy
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary, with nursery classes
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 425 (room for 420)
- Free school meals
- 43.3% of pupils
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Address
- St Mary's Road, Grays, RM16 4JX
Last inspected by Ofsted on 18 May 2022, before report cards were introduced. Read the report
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