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Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover - Term Time

South Avenue Primary School, Sittingbourne

  • Ref:KCC886-2435-148S
  • Posted:08/12/2022
  • Pay:FMAT Band B1 £18,830.50 FTE
  • Start Date:January 2023
  • App Close Date:05/01/2023 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd November 2022

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Job role: Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover) - South Avenue Primary School  

Salary:  FMAT Band B1 £18,598.00 p.a. FTE (Pro-rata £11,050.17 p.a.) 

Hours:  26 hours per week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8.30am – 3.30pm with 30 minutes lunch duty. Term Time only  Contract Status: Fixed Term Contract:  January 2023 - January 2024  Contract Start Date: January 2023

 We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our wonderful and supportive team. You should be a positive and enthusiastic person who loves working with children, especially children with Special Educational Needs.  The successful applicant will ideally have experience working with children who have autism and/or Speech and Language difficulties and helping them to strive for their bestAbove all, you need to like children, to want the very best for them and be prepared to put their needs first. Children will be at the heart of your work. You must be able to demonstrate that you understand the importance of educating the whole child.  It is essential that the applicant has good English/Maths skills and should preferably hold an NVQ 3 or equivalent teaching assistant qualification. Further experience with positive handling, language interventions and or autism training would be beneficial to the role.

Responsibilities may include:  Supporting groups of children, or a child 1:1, in achieving the lesson objective in English, Maths and across all areas of the curriculum.  Leading groups of children or 1:1 intervention programme.  Feeding back to the class teacher, sometimes keeping records of progress and behaviour.  Working with children to support any social, emotional, behavioural, personal care or medical needs

The ideal candidate will:  Be passionate, sharing a commitment to support our children.  Ideally have some knowledge or experience working with children with SEND.  Have the enthusiasm to provide personalised learning experiences to children with SEND.  Have a calm, patient and encouraging manner, with an ability to make learning fun.  An ability to be self-motivated and manage time effectively in order to maximise children’s learning time. Flexible and willing to support children in a variety of situations.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS clearance. We are an equal opportunities employer.  To apply for this post please complete an application form and email it to headteacher@southavenue.kent.sch.uk by 12pm on Friday 18th November 2022.  Applications by CV will not be accepted.  We would love you to come and see our school to understand why we love it as much as we do, please contact Jo Wilson-Wright in the office to arrange a visit jwilson-wright@southavenue.kent.sch.uk.  A job description is attached for further details.  We reserve the right to withdraw the advertisement early and to interview candidates during the advertisement window; candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

Information about the school

South Avenue is a very popular two form entry primary school in Sittingbourne and is a member of Fulston Manor Academies Trust. Our school vision is We Discover, We Learn, We Grow. We aim to ensure every child is ready for a lifetime of learning and equipped for the real world. We strive to find those barriers to learning and support the children in a nurturing way.

The latest Ofsted (October 2022) agreed that children are happy to attend our school and staff 'have produced an ambitious curriculum and have high expectations for all pupils.'

'The school ethos of together we discover, we learn, we grow is upheld in lessons and activities across the school. Pupils know the school's values and use them to guide their thinking in class and when at play.'

There is a strong community feel about the school and we pride ourselves on looking not only to deliver a rich and balanced curriculum and providing pupils with the tools to learn; but also having a strong focus on the well-being of each child.

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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.