Teaching Assistant

Wayfield Primary School, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0HH

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP - After vetting checks completed

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,104.00 Annually (Actual) £21,104 actual per annum based on 32.5 hours over 39 weeks per year. FTE £28,181

Teaching Assistant job summary

The Role

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with our teaching and support staff to mentor, guide, and inspire pupils across both curriculum and non‑curriculum learning.
Your responsibilities will include preparing classrooms and learning spaces, creating displays of children’s work, and supporting a range of planned activities throughout the school day.

You will provide additional support to pupils who require help completing tasks or engaging with learning, and you will play a key role in promoting positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing. This includes monitoring pupils for signs of challenging behaviour, encouraging positive choices, and sharing any concerns with relevant staff.

You will contribute significantly to helping pupils become confident, independent learners. This will involve explaining tasks, supporting classroom activities, offering 1:1 or small‑group support, and engaging pupils in reading and storytelling opportunities.

About You

You are trustworthy, enthusiastic, energetic, well‑organised, and self‑motivated, with a genuine passion for helping children achieve their best.
You will have:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong, appropriate relationships with pupils and parents/carers.
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
• A commitment to making learning engaging, inclusive, and enjoyable.
• The adaptability needed to support the varying needs of individual pupils.
• A professional attitude and the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Experience supporting children across the primary curriculum — including those with social, emotional, or mental health needs — is desirable. However, if you are committed to continuously developing your own practice, we would be delighted to hear from you.

About Us

We are proud to offer:

• A Trust focused solely on Primary education, committed to high-quality professional learning and development.
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities include access to professional qualifications
• Access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, including GP and nursing services, physiotherapy and face-to-face counselling
• Access to a local government scheme and enhanced benefits, including maternity and sickness absence.
• An ambitious leadership team and dedicated, professional staff.
• Motivated, happy children who are eager to learn.
• Excellent resources and vibrant teaching environments.

Potential candidates are warmly encouraged to arrange a visit to the school. Please note that visits do not form part of the recruitment process.

Next Steps

If you would like an informal conversation before applying, please call the school — we are happy to help with any questions you may have.

When you are ready to apply, please complete all sections of the application form via MyNewTerm. CVs will not be accepted.
All applicants will be notified of the shortlisting outcome. References for shortlisted candidates may be requested prior to interview.

If a suitable candidate is identified, interviews may take place before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage early applications.

If you experience any difficulties using MyNewTerm, please contact the People Team at people@theprimaryfirsttrust.co.uk.

Safer Recruitment, Inclusion and Diversity

The Primary First Trust is committed to safeguarding, the Prevent Duty, and promoting the welfare of pupils. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, health clearance, social media checks, a probationary period, and satisfactory references.

We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where everyone is valued and feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are committed to equality of opportunity in employment. All applications will be judged fairly against the criteria in the person specification.

No agencies please. We will contact you if recruitment support is required.

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 Wayfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 424 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wayfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wayfield-primary-school-chatham

At Wayfield, we inspire our children and staff to be ‘Proud to Achieve’. We are privileged to have received the Apple distinguished accreditation and this means every member of staff and every pupil has their own iPad. We have a blended learning approach to our teaching to allow our pupils to flourish and learn technological skills alongside our innovative curriculum.

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