Education Support Assistant for Maths
Valence School, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1QN13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
31 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,531.00 Annually (Actual) £13.11 per hour : 32.5 hours per week term time only
Education Support Assistant for Maths job summary
Are you passionate about Mathematics and motivated to make a real difference for our students? We are seeking a dedicated Maths Education Support Assistant to provide personalised support to students and enhance their learning within the maths curriculum. This is a rewarding opportunity to work closely with students, helping them build confidence, develop independence and achieve their full potential academically and personally.
What you will do:
- Support students’ learning in maths lessons and through targeted interventions, in line with teacher planning
- Prepare and adapt resources to meet individual learning needs and styles
- Promote independence and confidence through structured support and guided practice
- Monitor and record student progress, maintaining accurate and organised documentation
- Support students’ wider development, including social, emotional and communication skills
- Assist with whole-school maths activities and initiatives
- Provide personal care and physical support where required
- Communicate effectively with staff and students to maintain high standards of learning and care
- Follow safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection procedures at all
What we’re looking for:
- A genuine passion for Mathematics and supporting young people
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths at Grade 5/C or above
- Patient, resilient, flexible and positive approach
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, with excellent organisational ability
- Ability to work independently and use initiative while following direction from teaching staff
- Confident IT skills and ability to maintain accurate records
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students
Desirable: Experience in an education setting, delivering maths interventions, or supporting students with SEND; knowledge of maths learning platforms and tools.
What We Offer:
- A role with real purpose and daily impact on students’ learning
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- A rewarding role helping students achieve their potential
- Generous pension scheme and life cover
- Staff Wellbeing sessions and support
- Retails discounts and subsidised meals
- Free on-site parking
Why work with us?
Be part of a supportive and passionate team, helping students succeed in Mathematics while developing your own skills and career. Apply today and make a real difference every day!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy, interview and appoint earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this role.
Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Valence School is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all. References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act).
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Valence School
- School type
- Special schools, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 132 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Valence School website
We are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of over 200 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.
Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.
We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust, a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools. In 2008 Valence became a specialist Sports College and this status plays a significant role in raising students’ achievements and their participation in high quality physical education and sport.
The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person. It is also developing high quality outreach support services to local schools and more widely for children and young people in Kent who have physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools.
The School always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student.
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