Teaching Assistant

Wickham Common Primary School, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9DG

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  27 August 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: 15 hours per week, 39 weeks per year Monday to Friday; 3 hours per day (mornings)
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,608 - £26,100 pa
• Actual salary: £8,783 – 9,316 pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Have experience of working with children across the primary phase
• Be fully committed to both aspects of the role: working with children with additional needs on a 1:1 basis when assigned and supporting the class teacher as a general teaching assistant.
• Have the skills to support the learning, social interaction and welfare of individual pupils with a range of needs.
• Support the class teacher to provide the best opportunities and outcomes for our children
• Be motivated, flexible and understanding
• Have a willingness and enthusiasm to develop new skills

What the school offers its staff

• A friendly, supportive and enthusiastic staff who work as a team
• Relevant training and development
• Opportunities to contribute to whole school and Trust development
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@mslt.org.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

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About Wickham Common Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 407 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wickham Common Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@mslt.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wickham-common-primary-school

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