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Class Based Support Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Godinton Primary School, Ashford

  • Ref:KCC886-2625-107S
  • Posted:21/06/2022
  • Pay:KR3 £19,293 FTE (Actual - £11,521.831
  • Start Date:September 2022
  • App Close Date:07/07/2022 at 12:00
  • Interviews:w.c Monday 11th July

Advert

Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity in a friendly and supportive school environment?

We are seeking to appoint three enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to our hard working support team on a fixed term contract for one year. You will be providing support to groups of children in the classroom, across the curriculum, as well as delivering some 1:1 support to individuals when needed.

Successful candidates will need to have good personal organisation skills as well as the ability to use your own initiative and to work efficiently as part of a team to support our kind, happy and hard-working children. Candidates should have a good level of English and Maths skills in order to provide effective support which is responsive to the children’s needs. Experience of supporting children with reading (including phonics), writing and maths would be beneficial as would an awareness of how to promote and support positive pupil wellbeing.

We are looking for someone with a positive outlook, strong communication skills, a good sense of humour and a kind and caring nature who will help to bring out the very best in our children.

We will consider applications from candidates with a range of experience in working with children from those currently in similar jobs, candidates with Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant qualifications and those with voluntary experience in school settings. Training will be offered when required to help support career development. Successful candidates will be matched to suitable year groups.

In return we can offer you a supportive and caring team of teachers, support staff and governors, led by a strong and visionary team of school leaders. We value the importance of staff wellbeing and work hard to create a happy and positive environment in which to learn and work.

This post is for a September 2022 start and is fixed term until the 31 August 2023. The hours of work are 26.25 per week, term time only working between 8:45am to 3pm with 1 hour for lunch (unpaid).

The attached job description provides further details.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 7th July with interviews taking place during the week commencing Monday 11th July. However, we will consider early applications before the closing date and would encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Positions are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including DBS checks.

Please take a close look at our website in order for you to gain an understanding of our school ethos and values. If candidates would like to have an opportunity to look around the school before applying, please telephone 01233 621616 or email clairewilliams@godinton.kent.sch.uk for more information.

For more information, please visit our school website www.godinton.kent.sch.uk

Information about the school

Welcome to Godinton Primary School.

When you step inside our school, you will find an exciting environment of creativity and discovery, where children’s natural curiosity is stimulated and their capacity to learn is nurtured. We are very proud of our ethos, which provides a supportive, family atmosphere with an emphasis on ensuring that our children are happy and confident individuals who love coming to school.

At Godinton Primary School, our team works hard to provide every child with a well-rounded education, enabling them to reach their full potential and succeed wherever their strengths and skills may lie. We strive for academic excellence in our pupils but believe that this should be delivered alongside an enriching and creative curriculum.

We enjoy stand-alone Academy status and have been graded as GOOD by Ofsted at our last inspection (Feb 2024).

Tucked safely away on the Godinton Park Estate, its only when you step within the school gate that you can fully appreciate the school’s privileged outside space.

Our school grounds are both extensive and beautiful, stretching around the entire building and providing a wonderful natural backdrop. Children at Godinton benefit from vast playing fields, adventure play areas, two playgrounds and a thriving wildlife garden and environmental area. A broad area of woodland, also within the grounds, provides an inspiring space for curriculum enrichment, as a stimulus for poetry or creative writing or as the location for scientific nature trails.

We look forward to welcoming you to our school, where you can see for yourself what a special place Godinton Primary School is.

Miss Jill Talbot

Headteacher

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Claire Williams (School Business Manager)
  • Address:Godinton Primary School, Lockholt Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3JR
  • Telephone: 01233 621616
  • Email: clairewilliams@godinton.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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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.