Teaching Assistant with Experience of Working with SEN (Inc. MDS)
Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EF14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
27 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week 08:30 – 15:30 Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,615 pro rata (approx £18,001 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
To be successful in this role, you will:
Enjoy working with children and be completely motivated by the desire to support them in reaching their full potential
Have previous experience of working with primary school aged children
Can engage effectively and confidentially with pupils/staff and parents
Be able to think creatively when finding solutions and problem solving
An ability to adapt quickly to different situations
Be confident to teach groups of children
Act as a mentor, demonstrating the positive behaviour, language and skills used during the lunchtime period of supervision
Desirable:
To have worked closely with pupils with SEN, giving you an understanding of their needs
To have an understanding of assessments for SEN
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer:
Amazing children, who are well behaved, enthusiastic and keen learners
A Good school – Ofsted April 2024
A school which prioritises reading and early language as a DfE English Hub
A hugely supportive, committed and friendly staff team, leadership, parents and Governing Body
A commitment to staff Continued Professional and Learning Development and your wellbeing
A church school, which lives out our values each and every day
Opportunities for career progression and or training across our Trust schools.
The successful candidate will be well supported by our whole school team.
Further details about the role
Teaching Assistant with experience in working with SEN - Fixed term for one year
Are you passionate about making a real difference to pupils and their learning outcomes?
We are a school with high expectations of pupil's achievement and behaviour, ensuring every child achieves their full potential and are looking to appoint an experienced professional, dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant including Midday Meals Supervisor to join our school.
In this important role, you will be working with children across our school, but primarily Key Stage 2.
We are looking for an experienced candidate, who has a good understanding of younger children including children with social, emotional and mental health needs, which will allow you to provide a quality and trusted structured support network to pupils.
To be successful in this role, you will:
Enjoy working with children and be completely motivated by the desire to support them in reaching their full potential
Have previous experience of working with primary school aged children
Can engage effectively and confidentially with pupils/staff and parents
Be able to think creatively when finding solutions and problem solving
An ability to adapt quickly to different situations
Be confident to teach groups of children
Act as a mentor, demonstrating the positive behaviour, language and skills used during the lunchtime period of supervision
Desirable:
To have worked closely with pupils with SEN, giving you an understanding of their needs
To have an understanding of assessments for SEN
This post will be contracted as a FIXED TERM post for one year. The role is for 32.5 hours per week 08:30 – 15:30.
This post will begin asap
In return, we can offer:
Amazing children, who are well behaved, enthusiastic and keen learners
A Good school – Ofsted April 2024
A school which prioritises reading and early language as a DfE English Hub
A hugely supportive, committed and friendly staff team, leadership, parents and Governing Body
A commitment to staff Continued Professional and Learning Development and your wellbeing
A church school, which lives out our values each and every day
Opportunities for career progression and or training across our Trust schools.
The successful candidate will be well supported by our whole school team.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and you will also find a wealth of information about our school on our websitewww.kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk.
If this position appeals to you, to make a real difference to pupil achievement, please contact the school office to arrange a visit or an informal conversation on01233 622673.
All applications are to be made via the Kent-teach application form.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 415 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School website
- Email address
- administration@kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01233 622673
Our school strives to serve the community by providing an excellent education for all pupils, of all abilities and backgrounds. We are a Church Controlled primary school and as such, work hard to preserve and develop our distinctive Christian character, liaising closely with the local church and Canterbury Diocese.
Our School Motto:
‘With faith, endeavour to achieve’
We converted to an academy (01 November 2015) through the Diocese of Canterbury Multi Academy Trust (Aquila). We took this decision to enable our school to have greater autonomy and have a greater say in how we are run now and in the future.
Arranging a visit to Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email administration@kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk.
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