Teaching Assistant

Cliffe Woods Primary School, Rochester, Kent, ME3 8UJ

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 July 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: £20,135.00 Annually (Actual) AAT B.2 - B.4

Teaching Assistant job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cliffe Woods Primary School. Our school is a popular and successful school with an excellent reputation in the area. We have a friendly and supportive staff, well-behaved children and first-class resources.

We are currently seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our team, term time plus staff development days.

The SLT of this outstanding school require an experienced teaching assistant, who is fully committed to providing high quality learning for our children to join our team.

Caring and enthusiastic candidates, who are committed to high standards and interested in joining a hardworking and friendly team, are invited to apply. Information about the school can be found by visiting our website. If you have any questions please call 01634 220822 to speak to a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

The successful candidate will:

• Be prepared to work across all primary key stages, including EYFS
• Be able to work under direction but also use their initiative when required
• Have high expectations of pupils and themselves
• A flexible, hardworking, patient and caring individual
• Have an ability to support children with complex needs, if necessary on a one-to-one basis

For more information, including the key responsibilities of the role, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via MyNewTerm.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Why work for Aletheia Academies Trust? Some of our Trust benefits include:

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations each year

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable. Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers and governors will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

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.

About Cliffe Woods Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 421 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cliffe Woods Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cliffe-woods-primary-school

Please refer to the Website www.cliffewoods.medway.sch.uk

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