Teaching Assistant (SEN)
Barnsole Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2JG16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
22nd April 2025
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,923.00 Annually (Actual) Medway Grade D2 point 4 - £17,923 per annum (actual)
Teaching Assistant (SEN) job summary
Join Our Supportive Team as a Teaching Assistant and Help Shape Young Lives!
Hours: 32.5 hours per week - Monday - Friday, 38 weeks per year (term time)
Are you passionate about supporting children with special educational needs (SEND) to reach their full potential? If you’re an enthusiastic, patient, and committed individual with experience in SEND education, we’d love for you to join our team at Barnsole Primary School.
About the Role:
As a Teaching Assistant at Barnsole you’ll work closely with our teachers to create a nurturing and engaging learning environment for primary-aged children with SEN. You’ll help pupils thrive academically, socially, and emotionally through:
Tailored support for individual or small groups of students.
Providing personal care as needed to ensure students’ well-being.
Collaborating with our teaching staff to implement creative and effective learning strategies.
Encouraging independence and fostering a love of learning in each student.
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking enthusiastic Teaching Assistants who are:
Ideally qualified with an NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Childcare or SEND practice.
Experienced in working with pupils with special educational needs
Proficient in numeracy and literacy skills
Flexible, patient, and proactive, willing to take initiative and work as part of a supportive team.
Passionate about inclusive education, and committed to making a lasting difference in the lives of our students.
About Barnsole School:
We pride ourselves on being a school where every child is encouraged to develop confidence, creativity, and curiosity while learning to value the perspectives of others. Our curriculum is hands-on and engaging, ensuring all pupils—whatever their starting points—can make great progress.
As part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, we benefit from a forward-thinking and innovative approach to education, working alongside other academies to transform lives through collaboration and a curriculum that equips children with essential life skills.
Why Join Us?
At Barnsole we value our staff as much as our students, and as part of our team, you’ll enjoy:
A positive, supportive working environment where your contributions are celebrated.
National terms and conditions, including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Opportunities for continuous professional development (CPD) and possible cross-trust development opportunities.
Access to wellbeing initiatives, including our Employee Assistance Programme.
The Early Salary Access Scheme and financial advice through Wagestream.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to meet you! Visits to the school are warmly welcomed — contact our office to arrange a visit - phone 01634 333400
For further details, including a full job description, please refer to the attached candidate application pack. Applications must be submitted online via the My New Term website.
Diversity and Inclusion:
At Maritime Academy Trust, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the wide range of perspectives and skills in our community. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better the outcomes for our students.
Safeguarding Commitment:
We are dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of all our students. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks. In line with KCSIE 2024 guidance, we reserve the right to conduct online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence.
Apply now and help make a lasting difference in the lives of our amazing students!
Please note that we may hold interviews on a rolling basis as applications are received and reserve the right to offer the position before the closing date. Submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this fantastic opportunity.
Commitment to safeguarding
Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Barnsole Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 668 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Barnsole Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.
Barnsole Primary School and Nursery is a three-form community school, located in the heart of Medway. Relationships with children, parents, carers and our wider community sit right at the top of our agenda; together we are stronger.
We are a friendly, inclusive school with a caring ethos and are committed to providing a safe and stimulating learning environment where each one of our children can achieve their potential and flourish both academically and socially.
At Barnsole, we believe that school is the start of a life-long learning journey. Our curriculum is carefully designed, delivered and reviewed to encompass our school values, which underpin everything we do inside and outside the classroom:
Children at Barnsole acquire new knowledge and skills through a progression of exciting topics. We embrace diversity, encourage individuality and strive for excellence. By developing a positive mind-set in our children, they are confident to take risks, work as part of a team and apply this to making a difference within their local community and our wider world.
We firmly believe that every child should be taught by only the best teachers and have the highest of expectations for achievement and behaviour. Self-confidence and self-esteem are nurtured so our children can shape their own futures and be the best they can be.
Overall, we want our pupils to leave Barnsole with a passion and curiosity about the world, thriving from the best possible education, empowered to flourish in life beyond their primary years.
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