Teaching Assistant - Specialist Resource Provision - Term Time

Meopham School, Meopham

• Ref:KCC886-4004-407S
• Posted:17/02/2023
• Pay:£20,263 (SAT 3) + £1257 SEN Allowance - FTE
• Start Date:17th April 2023
• App Close Date:20/02/2023 at 12:00
• Interviews:w/c 27th February 2023

Advert

• School: Meopham School – The Windmill (SRP)
• FTE Salary: £20,263 (SAT 3) + £1257 SEN Allowance
• Pro Rata Salary: £17,506 (SAT 3) + £1,085 SEN Allowance
• 37 Hours a week
• Term time plus 5 Staff Development Days

We are currently seeking a Teaching Assistant to work in The Windmill Specialist Resource Provision at Meopham School. The Windmill is a specialist provision who support pupils with an EHCP and have autism as their primary area of need. As a Teaching Assistant you will be responsible for supporting Windmill pupils both inside and outside of the classroom, to support their progress and meet their potential. You will work closely with the Head of The Windmill, The Windmill team and class teachers on a daily basis. Good levels of literacy and numeracy, willingness to learn and work as part of a team to support our students are essential. Experience of working with pupils with autism and associated diagnosis is desirable, but not essential.

We are involved in extensive outreach work across schools in Kent, both within the Trust and beyond. This means we can offer you an invigorating professional environment in which to grow. The opportunities are genuially endless. Meopham School is the highest performing non-selective school in Kent.   We invite you to be a significant part of our future success.

For more information about our school please visit our website: https://www.meophamschool.org.uk/.

Join us and benefit from:

• Working within a supportive team;
• Being part of our successful Trust;
• Local Government Pension Scheme – with a generous employer contribution;
• Employee Assistance Programme – Wellbeing and advice;
• Ride to Work Scheme;
• Eye test reimbursement;
• Kent Rewards Scheme – access to local and national retail discounts.
• Employee Referral Recruitment Incentive.

Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.

If you are interested in this post, please contact Jenny Trueman, for an informal discussion.  Jennifer.trueman@swale.at and 01474 814646

Applications should be made via Kent Teach.  Please note, we cannot accept CVs. 

If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at  or 01795 426091 (option 2)

In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details / application forms on file once the position is filled.

Interview Date: w/c 27^th February 2023

Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Information about the school

At Meopham School staff really are something quite special. Meopham School is situated in a beautiful village location. Our students are wonderful ambassadors for us, both in school and beyond. Our staff work in partnership with students, parents and each other to create a supportive, energising and inspiring climate for success.

This school is unique in that it has all the benefits of a school in a rural setting, with the advantages of working as part of a larger Trust. Meopham School is a school with a vast vision. We are involved in extensive outreach work across schools in Kent, both within the Trust and beyond. This means that we can offer you an invigorating professional environment in which to grow. The opportunities are genuinely endless.

We invite you to be a significant part of our future success.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Glenn Prebble - Headteacher
• Address:Wrotham Road, Meopham, Kent, DA13 0AH
• Telephone: (01474) 814646
• Email: mssrecruitment@swale.at

Fax: (01474) 814646

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Recruitment Pack