Teaching Assistant
Parkwood Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9LP9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday 7th December 2026
Closing date
19 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £17,511.08 Annually (FTE) £17, 511.08 actual per annum based on 30 hours over 39 weeks per year.
Teaching Assistant job summary
Term time only + 5 inset days. (39 weeks per year).
Hours: 30 per week, 8.40 am to 3.10 pm
The Role
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work with our teaching and other support staff to mentor, support and inspire our pupils with curriculum and non curriculum based learning.
You will be working within our specialist resource provision, supporting children with complex SEND needs
Throughout the day, you will help prepare the learning environments to meet the needs of the children within the provision.
You will support pupils who need extra support to complete tasks or have difficulty engaging with schoolwork. You will also watch for challenging behaviour and help pupils promote positive behaviour while offering emotional support to help pupils in their emotional and social development, and you will inform other staff about any issues.
You will be vital part of the team in helping them become independent learners, stay focused and engaged in the tasks and lessons set by the teacher, help explain different tasks and activities, assist with a wide range of classroom and school-based activities, and provide 1:1 and group support to pupils. This may include listening to children read, reading to them, or telling them stories.
About You
Experience at working with and supporting children with complex SEND needs is essential.
Trustworthy, enthusiastic, energetic, well-organised, and self-motivated and a passionate individual dedicated to ensuring all children are supported to achieve their best.
With excellent communication skills and have the ability to build strong and appropriate relationships with children and parents/carers.
You must possess outstanding numeracy and literacy skills and have a genuine passion for making learning engaging and irresistible for children. Adaptability to support the individual needs of each child is crucial.
Maintaining confidentiality and demonstrating a high level of professionalism are also key requirements. A
Experience working with children with complex SEND needs.
About Us
We are proud to offer:
- Working for a Trust focused only on Primary education, committed to staff professional learning and development
- An ambitious school management team and dedicated, professional and determined staff.
- Highly motivated, happy children, keen to learn and develop
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing across the Trust and school.
- Excellent resources and vibrant teaching spaces.
Potential candidates are invited to contact the school to arrange a visit. This does not form part of the recruitment process.
Next Steps
If you are interested in this position and would like to have a more detailed conversation before applying for the post, please call us. We will happily help you with as many details as possible to support this process.
When you have enough information to apply, please complete all sections of the application form via MyNewTerm. CVs will not be accepted.
All applicants will be emailed with the shortlisting decisions. References for shortlisted candidates may be requested before interviews.
If you experience any issues while using MyNewTerm, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR Team at pftpeople@theprimaryfirsttrust.co.uk.
If a suitable candidate is identified, interviews for this position may be conducted earlier than the stated closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will ensure consideration for the position and increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.
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 Parkwood Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 476 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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