Teaching Assistant (Fixed Term)
Whitehill Primary School, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5HN12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
30 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 November 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
- AAT B 2 £17,360.93 actual (£24,564.00 FTE)
Additional allowances
AAT B 2 £17,360.93 actual (£24,564.00 FTE)
Teaching Assistant (Fixed Term) job summary
Teaching Assistant
Fixed Term until July 2026
30 hours per 8.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday
Term Time only (plus inset days)
Required to start as soon as possible
We are looking to appoint a caring and empathetic Teaching Assistant with energy and enthusiasm, and a love for working with young people.
The role is to support students with complex needs in a busy mainstream EYFS setting. Our ideal candidate will be a qualified teaching assistant or willing to work towards qualification, have experience of working with children, and will have a passion for making learning accessible and fun.
We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative school and pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring student progress through high quality teaching and learning provision for all. The successful applicant will share these values and play an active part in delivering on this commitment.
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Want to work in a supportive and caring environment
- Are committed to enabling every student to achieve the very best they can
- Are an ambitious professional
Please download a vacancy pack below and apply online via MyNewTerm.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.
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
Commitment to safeguarding
All staff must complete safeguarding training,
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 Whitehill Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 588 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Whitehill Primary School website
Whitehill is an inclusive primary school, with a current roll of 670 children, serving a diverse community. We strive to build confident, ambitious and independent learners. We are proud that our children enjoy high quality, enriched learning with exciting opportunities.
Whitehill Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school will conduct all necessary safer recruitment checks before employment commences.
This post is subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, reference checks, identity and proof of right to work in the UK. Whitehill Primary School is an equal opportunities employer.
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