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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-4523-395S
  • Posted:04/06/2026
  • Pay:KSC £26,956 pa pro rata equating to £12,758 pa
  • Start Date:July/September 2026
  • App Close Date:15/06/2026 at 08:00
  • Interviews:18th June 2026

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SEND Teaching Assistant & Administrator

 

Required for July or September 2026

Kent Range KSC £26,956 pa pro rata equating to £12,758 per annum.

20 hours per week term time plus 20 directed hours - Permanent contract

 

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, organised, and forward-thinking SEND Teaching Assistant and Administrator to join our dedicated SEND support team. The post holder will offer one-to-one support to a student,  helping to support within lessons as well as providing one-to-one intervention as required. The role will also involve SEND administration and will report to the SENCO and be part of the SEND and Pastoral Team.

 

Main roles and responsibilities:

  • SEND support
  • To attend lessons for a student with SEND  as required and provide 1:1 support in line with their EHCP
  • Provide pastoral and emotional support for students with SEND
  • Provide administrative support to the SEND team.

The postholder is required to work for 39 weeks per year and will receive a payment in respect of their pro rata entitlement to Annual Leave appropriate to their grade, Bank Holidays and the KCC concessionary day which is included in the salary above. 

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,250 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 320.  Ofsted judged us to be outstanding and our examination results reflect this.  We are a happy, thriving community, with a long standing tradition of excellence in all that we do.  The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment.  Staff benefits include strong support for professional development and Benenden Healthcare Scheme.  

 

“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted March 2023)

 

Applicants should complete the application form and email addressed to the Headteacher, Miss Deborah Stanley via mstarns@mggs.org. Applicants are strongly encouraged to also complete our Equal Opportunities &  Recruitment Monitoring Form.  If you require any additional information, please contact Ms Starns, PA to the Headteacher via email: mstarns@mggs.org.

 

Full details and an application pack are available from the school’s website https://www.mggs.org/joining-us/join-our-team/vacancies/

 

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

 

Closing Date: 8am on 15th June 2026

Interviews:  18th June 2026

 

Information about the school

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. The School will undertake an online check of shortlisted candidates in accordance with the requirements of the current edition of Keeping Children Safe in Education. For more information please see our Safeguarding Policy.

Your application will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please see our GDPR and Data Protection Policy, Equality Policy, Child Protection Policy on our website.

MGGS is committed to ensure that we develop a safe culture and that all steps are taken to recruit staff and volunteers who are safe to work with our learners and staff. MGGS will follow relevant guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education (Part Three, ‘Safer Recruitment’) and from The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). It is an offence to apply for a role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please see the Guidance on Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.

The post is exempt from section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)). It is not, therefore, in any way contrary to the Act to reveal any information concerning convictions which would otherwise be considered as “spent” in relation to the applicant’s suitability for employment. Any such information will be kept in strict confidence and only used in consideration of the suitability of the applicant for such a position where such an exemption is appropriate.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Michelle Starns - PA to the Headteacher
  • Address:Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
  • Telephone: (01622) 752103
  • Email: central@mggs.org

Fax: (01622) 681947

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.