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Teaching Assistant - Term Time

St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School, Dover

  • Ref:KCC886-2532-135S
  • Posted:31/03/2023
  • Pay:KR3 - £21,293 pro rata
  • Start Date:As soon as possible
  • App Close Date:18/04/2023 at 09:00
  • Interviews:To be confirmed

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Teaching Assistant

Kent Range 3 (£21,293) pro rata

29 hours per week (4½ days with 30 minutes lunch break – days to be agreed) - Term time only

We are looking for a highly efficient, flexible, friendly and reliable Teaching Assistant to join our school.

This would be an ideal position for an enthusiastic, motivated individual who is a committed team player, able to use their own initiative and dedicated to school improvement.  They should demonstrate a flexible and caring attitude towards and have excellent communication skills.

Previous experience and relevant training would be viewed as highly advantageous.

We can offer you:

  • a caring and welcoming school community
  • a committed staff team
  • supportive staff, governors and parent/carers
  • happy, enthusiastic and motivated children who enjoy school
  • personalised professional support and training for further career development
  • professional development within an outstanding school

Please apply by completing the Kent Online application form making reference to experience and knowledge of working with children, supporting their academic progress and developing their well-being.

The school is committed to child protection/safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this duty of care. Offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and other employment checks.  The school is committed to Equality and Diversity in employment practice and delivery.  References will be requested for all candidates shortlisted and prior to interview.

The School will undertake an online check of shortlisted candidates in accordance with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education. 

Please note that it is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. 

Please see our Child Protection Policy.

For further details, please e-mail Lorraine Windsor, Office Manager at St. Margaret’s-at-Cliffe Primary School:

officemanager@st-margarets-dover.kent.sch.uk

Closing Date:  9am on Tuesday, 18th April 2023

Information about the school

St Margaret's-at-Cliffe is a co-educational Community Primary School, catering for 4 to 11 year old pupils, set in a village environment between Dover and Deal, off the A258. With capacity for 210+ children, we attract families from within our village and other nearby villages, as well as the local towns of Deal and Dover. We have no official catchment area and children may attend from anywhere in the area.

The school building was purpose-built in 1970 replacing a Church of England (controlled school) established in 1847 and located elsewhere in the village. The school no longer has any religious affiliation, but still develops strong ties with the local church and the village community as a whole. We have extensive grounds that we make good use of for outdoor play and learning, a large field suitable for a variety of activities including football, cricket, athletics and our annual sports day and forest school which takes place in our environmental area. The school has the added advantage of being situated close to the sea and we incorporate the village and our local environment into a number of different outdoor learning activities to enrich the curriculum such as art, geography, history as well as litter picking and conservation.

We run a number of after-school clubs for example; Games, ICT, Gardening, Choir, Computing, Art and Car club (we race at Goodwood!) and other activities organised by staff and parents, as well as providing wrap around care both before and after school for those parents who need to take advantage of this. In addition, there are opportunities to learn various musical instruments and there are various fund-raising events held throughout the year which enable us to provide vital extras. Year 5 have the opportunity to take part in an annual residential visit to Bewl Water and, having established links with France, an annual residential visit is organised for Year 6. French listening and speaking is experienced from the Reception Class.

We are committed to delivering inspirational teaching that develops confident, resilient, life-long learners who reach their full potential and make maximum progress. We strive to develop pupils who are well prepared to derive maximum benefit from their secondary education and who are ultimately fit for a life of work, leisure, family and community responsibilities. Our pupils achieve well and make good progress – academically and socially – during their time with us.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01304 853671

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.