Teaching Assistant

Delce Academy, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2NJ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  7 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,907.00 - £22,256.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

About this Role

Contract: Fixed-Term - Term-Time Only (plus inset days)

Duration: 12 Months

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: 31st August 2026

Salary Range: NJC Grade D1 Spine Point 1-6, - £20,907-£22,256 per annum (pro-rata of £24,413-£25,989 per annum)

Hours of Work: 8.30am - 3:30pm - 37 hours per week

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, is a family of schools across Croydon, Medway and Greenwich who aim to offer a life changing education to children. Our schools work in collaboration to transform the lives of the children and communities we serve.

Our core values of Collaboration, Excellence, Friendship, Resilience, Respect and Responsibility, define the way we care for, enrich and teach every child.

What sets us apart from others is the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of educational thinking and practice, supported by excellent training and development and opportunities to take part in ground breaking research projects and collaborative work with talented and innovative colleagues, both at a local and national level.

Delce Primary School works to provide an exceptional learning experience for our wonderful children. Our vision is to ensure children receive the very best education. We aim to make a life-changing difference within our diverse community of Medway

We are seeking to appoint a resilient, passionate and ambitious Teaching Assistant to join our school and partnership to inspire a generation of children.

All aspects of the application form must be fully completed to be considered for shortlisting, furthermore, please ensure that the Personal Statement in your application form addresses how you meet the duties outlined in the Person Specification. Please note we do not accept CV's, to apply, please complete the Inspire Partnership Recruitment Form and Equal Opportunities form, otherwise, (please kindly request via the portal) that is in the attached to this Job Advert. Further details about this vacancy and the job description can be found below.

Further details about this vacancy and the job description can be found below.

To discuss this opportunity, please contact Ms Julie North - jnorth@inspiredelce.co.uk

We reserve the right to interview and appoint at any stage during the recruitment process. Early applications are advised, as interviews will be ongoing.

For enquiries or an application pack please contact Sarah Matthews smatthews@inspirepartnership.co.uk

Please note we will only accept applications from candidates who have documentary evidence that they have the right to work in the UK.

Delce Academy Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and external agencies to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, Medical Clearance and satisfactory Employment References.

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

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.

About Delce Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Delce Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/delce-academy-rochester

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust is an ambitious multi academy trust of nine primary schools situated in Greenwich, Medway and Croydon serving diverse, aspirant communities of learners. Our aim is to transform the lives of children and we believe the best way to achieve this is through relationships and collaboration. We celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of our schools but believe together, we are stronger.

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