Teaching Assistant
Burnt Oak Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1LS9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 11pm
Date listed
2 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,404.00 - £27,269.00 Annually (FTE) D2 Point 4-11 - £17,290- £20,020 actual pro-rated pay (£24,404 - £27,269 FTE)
Teaching Assistant job summary
Post Title: Teaching Assistant
School: Burnt Oak Primary School
Hours: 32.5 per week (8.30am - 3.30pm)
Weeks: 38 (Term Time only)
Grade: Medway NJC D2 point 4-11
Salary: £17,290- £20,020 actual pro-rated pay (£24,404 - £27,269 FTE)
Start Date: ASAP
Advert Closing Date (We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date): Monday 21st April at 11pm
Interview Date: TBC
We are seeking to appoint a part time enthusiastic, positive and dedicated Teaching Assistant, who is committed to our mission of providing an outstanding education, encompassing our values of ‘Enjoy, Achieve and Succeed', to give our young learners the best start in life.
Burnt Oak has proudly achieved the flagship status for Inclusion. Staff are committed to supporting each and every child, developing the children to be active learners and engaged in all tasks. Pupils feel safe in school and value the opportunities given alongside the support of teachers and other adults.
Staff are very positive about their work in the school and morale is high. Our school values: ‘Enjoy, Achieve, Succeed’, underpin the work of our friendly staff and our passion for Inclusion.
You will work in a warm, friendly and caring environment, and play an essential role in our team, in order to help our children achieve their best.
As part of our team, you will be expected to teach classes across the different year groups in the school, to provide class cover, class support and pupil interventions.
The successful candidate will:
- Be passionate and enthusiastic about supporting children’s development;
- Develop strong relationships with children, staff and other stakeholders;
- Have the ability to motivate and inspire children throughout their learning journey;
- Be able to use specialist skills/training/experience to support children’s needs;
- Be committed to the school's high standards of teaching, learning and pastoral care;
- Have strong literacy and numeracy skills.
We offer:
- An inclusive and caring ethos;
- A school where every child matters;
- Welcoming and supportive staff;
- A well-resourced school;
- Exceptional opportunities for professional development;
- A supportive Leadership Team.
Safer Recruitment
The Bluebell Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. The Bluebell Federation reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview. Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.
Equal Opportunities
The Bluebell Federation is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Federation have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Additional Information:
- References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.
- Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.
- Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
- Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
- The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.
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 are not accepted.
About Burnt Oak Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 457 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Burnt Oak Primary School website
Burnt Oak Primary School is a vibrant and welcoming school situated in lower Gillingham. We are a two-form entry school with a Nursery. The school is well resourced and has excellent ICT facilities. We have motivated and happy pupils who are eager to learn.
Through the dedication of our amazing staff, Burnt Oak Primary School succeeds in providing a learning environment where all pupils and staff, are helped to succeed. It is this dedication which led to the school achieving and retaining both the Inclusion Quality Mark and Centre of Excellence since 2017 and becoming a Flagship School in 2020.
Burnt Oak Primary School prides itself on its highly creative curriculum and the extensive extra-curricular activities which it offers pupils. Teachers are encouraged to be innovative and to engage pupils through exciting learning opportunities. Testament to the high quality of this curriculum are our recent Gold Sports Games and Best Literacy Innovation Awards.
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