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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    10 February 2023 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    7 February 2023

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 year

Pay scale

Teaching Assistant is NJC Scale 2/3 Point 3. Lunchtime Supervisor NJC Scale 1 Point 1

What skills and experience we're looking for

Do you have a passion for learning?

Are you prepared to give your very best for our children?

Would you enjoy working as part of our team?

Do you want to make a difference?

Then this could be the job for you.

We have an exciting Teaching Assistant opportunity available at St Michael’s Church of England Primary School; a small village school with a big heart.

We are looking to fill a one-yearfixed term Teaching Assistant/Lunchtime Supervisor post with occasional Breakfast/After School Club cover, for 32.5 hours a week, term time only. The position will require you to work either within a whole class, 1:1 or in small groups across both KS1 and KS2 classes.

The successful candidate will be:

  • Enthusiastic
  • Hardworking and flexible with an inspiring positive attitude
  • A good team player
  • A kind, caring and happy person
  • Able to work on their own initiative and prioritise according to the needs of the children
  • Passionate about helping all children to achieve their potential and able to work with challenging children
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • A thorough knowledge of the Primary and EYFS curriculums and expectations and a thorough knowledge and understanding of child development and children's needs

NVQ level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification and/or 2 GCSEs (A-C) passes (or equivalent) in English and Maths.

What the school offers its staff

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, rated 'Good' in all areas by Ofsted December 2018, is at the heart of the village of St Michael's and adjacent to the Church of St Michael's and All Angels, with very strong community links.

From the moment you walk through the door you will feel the warm welcome that St Michael's Church of England Primary School is famous for. Generations have been sending their children to this school in the knowledge they will not only have an exciting learning experience, but also will be valued and cherished in our caring, Christian environment - SIAMs judgement 'Good' October 2015.

We area member of the Tenterden Schools Trust. The Trust is made up of the five schools in the town of Tenterden - St Michael's C of E Primary School, The Tenterden Primary Federation (comprising Tenterden C of E Junior School and Tenterden Infants School), Rolvenden Primary School and Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre. The vision of our Trust is “Securing the future for the young people in all our schools”

Commitment to safeguarding

St Michael’s CEP School recognises out responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. Safeguarding is everybody's responsibility and all those involved play an important part in making this community safe and secure.

We believe that the best interests of children always come first. All children have a right to be heard and have their wishes and feelings taken into account and all children regardless of age, gender, ability, culture, race, language or sexual identity, have equal rights to protection.

As a school, our core safeguarding principles are prevention, protection, support and working with parents and other agencies.

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About St Michael's Church of England Primary School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
160 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Phone number
01580 763 210

St Michael’s Church of England Primary School is a happy, vibrant, village school where children, staff and parents feel valued and work together as partners. We pride ourselves on our family ethos, and through an effective home and school link we aim to ensure that a child’s time with us is successful and happy.

Our vision statement is
‘Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, whatever you believe, we welcome you into our loving, learning community”.

We aim to develop this approach and create an environment in which all children will flourish. We want the children to care and show respect for each other, embracing our Christian values of love, joy, wisdom, kindness, peace, self-control, faithfulness and trust. The whole school community is proud of our Christian values which underpin our inclusive ethos, contributing effectively to community cohesion throughout school.

Children are at the heart of everything we do and we have high aspirations for all our pupils whatever their backgrounds or starting points. We work tirelessly and holistically to improve outcomes for every child and ensure that they are well prepared for their next stage of education. Our curriculum has been carefully planned to help them become independent, resilient, reflective and considerate life-long learners with the skills to adapt to an ever-changing world.

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