Teaching Assistant

Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School, Dartford, Kent, DA4 9BN

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: AAT B.2 - B.4 (actual salary: £17,326 - £17,613 per annum)
• Additional allowances:

  AAT B.2 - B.4 (actual salary: £17,326 - £17,613 per annum)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School

Permanent, term-time only plus 5 inset days per year (39 weeks per year in total)

27.75 hours per week

Salary: AAT B.2 - B.4 actual salary: £17,326 - £17,613 per annum

Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School is looking to appoint an experienced and empathetic Teaching Assistant who brings energy, enthusiasm, and a genuine love for working with children. As Teaching Assistant, your supportive role will enable children and their families to access good educational provision as soon as they join our school. The successful candidate will work closely with class teachers to enhance classroom provision, deliver targeted interventions, and help create an inclusive, supportive learning environment for all children.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Want to be involved in shaping and developing outstanding learning experiences to enable all children to thrive.
• Want to work in a supportive and caring environment.
• Are committed to enabling every child to achieve the very best they can.
• Are patient, caring, and adaptable
• Have good communication skills and a proactive attitude.

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

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 Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 198 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/horton-kirby-church-of-england-primary-school-dartford

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