Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Oaks Primary Academy, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2003-79S
• Posted:28/09/2023
• Pay:Actual salary £17,160 per annum (£22,714 full time
• Start Date:October 2023
• App Close Date:16/10/2023 at 23:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Molehill Primary Academy has a fantastic opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our highly collaborative and supportive team, starting from October 2023. Our TAs are pivotal to our success in the classroom and provide a great deal of support for our teachers, therefore our successful candidate will be able to establish strong working relationships with staff and students alike. Key responsibilities will be to provide pupils with a wide range of support, guided by the Class Teacher, to enable children to make progress and attain the targets set within the National Curriculum or Individual Education Plans.

In return we can offer you:

• The opportunity to help shape our future by joining a LAT Academy
• A school community committed to raising achievement and attainment
• A supportive Governing Body and Leadership Team​​​​​​​

Our academy is a happy, caring and secure community which offers a stimulating learning environment. By developing potential and self-esteem we help everyone to become a unique, responsible, considerate and successful individual.

By learning together we:

• foster a lifelong love of learning.
• provide a range of intellectual, physical and creative activities.
• nurture spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness.
• develop lively, enquiring minds.
• promote respect, responsibility and self discipline.
• build self-esteem and a sense of community.

This is a permanent opportunity offering an actual salary of £17,160 per annum (£22,714 full time equivalent) per annum based on 32.5 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week of inset.​​​​​​​
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Information about the school

Working for Oaks Primary Academy: Oaks Primary is a small academy with approximately 190 pupils on roll and an additional 20 pupils in our Nursery. We are very proud of our school and the hard work and positive attitude of all our pupils and staff. Teaching and learning areas are both safe and well maintained, providing a stimulating working environment for pupils. We are continually striving to improve our facilities in order to enrich the experiences of our pupils.

The teachers and support staff form a very strong team and work closely with the Governing Body and Leigh Academies Trust to promote high standards throughout Oaks Primary Academy. Parents provide invaluable voluntary support throughout the academy including a programme of fundraising activities throughout the year.

The academy teaches a broad and balanced curriculum which is enriched by a wide range of extra-curricular activities. It is our aim to provide a happy, safe, and caring community, where everyone is encouraged and supported to achieve their goals.

Values: We care - about our pupils through our human scale approach to education, our staff and their well-being and the communities that we serve, driven by our high ideals and strong moral values.

We have boundless ambition - to achieve excellence for all and create confident young adults with high levels of resilience and integrity.

We work together - as one team in the belief that we are greater than the sum of our parts. We foster an enterprising culture through collaboration and in close partnership with industry and other educators.

We keep getting better - using our ‘can-do’ attitude towards continuous improvement and innovation.

Oaks Primary Academy is judged 'Outstanding' in all areas by Ofsted - 'Oaks Primary Academy is a welcoming and caring school. Pupils feel happy and safe here. Pupils have an infectious appetite for learning and relish every opportunity to become more knowledgeable. This is because learning is placed firmly at the heart of the school. Expectations of pupils are high.' - Ofsted 2021.

'Here at Oaks Primary Academy, we continue to provide outstanding education to all children. Every child is unique and has the opportunity to develop and grow as a learner. We feel it is vitally important that children learn about and connect with their communities.' - Principal Thomas Moore.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicola Goldfinch-Palmer
• Address:Oak Tree Avenue, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9AX
• Telephone: 01622 755960
• Email: contactus@oaksprimaryacaedemy.org.uk

Documents

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• Teaching Assistant | Job Description | Oaks Primary Academy