Teaching Assistant - Term Time

The Viking Academy Trust

• Ref:KCC-F20-135-S
• Posted:10/11/2023
• Pay:KR3 (actual salary £12,057.59 per annum)
• Start Date:3rd January 2024
• App Close Date:01/12/2023 at 09:00
• Interviews:8th December (TBC)

Advert

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic support staff team for 25 hours per week.

The successful candidate will join our team of class based Teaching Assistants working across both Key Stage One and Two. The role will be a mix of whole class support, small group work and some 1:1 support within the classroom and through interventions.

We have knowledgable and supportive Senior Leaders who will offer training, guidance and expertise. Our teachers and TAs work closely and collaboratively together as a team to ensure that every child can succeed.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with primary aged children in a school setting
• Is patient, kind and resilient 
• Can demonstrate understanding of how to support children with additional need
• Can work as part of a team and also from their own initiative
• Can be flexible in response to the needs of children and the school

Please contact Mr McAuley, Head of School with any queries (hos@chiltonprimary.co.uk)

The post will initially be fixed term until August 2025.

The Viking Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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).

The Viking Academy Trust is an inclusive and accessible employer, we are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Viking Academy Trust also embraces and cultivates an inclusive, equitable and respectful workplace. We welcome colleagues with different backgrounds, perspectives and capabilities.

Information about the trust

The Viking Academy Trust is a primary only, Multi-Academy Trust consisting of three inspirational schools: Upton Junior School, Chilton Primary School and Ramsgate Arts Primary School.

Our One Childhood One Chance philosophy resonates throughout everything we do at the Viking Academy Trust.

At Viking, we make sure that our ultimate focus and core purpose remains excellent teaching and learning for every child. Our teaching is progressive and adaptive and we strive for the best outcomes for all. We invest time and training into our staff so that they can invest their skills and expertise into our children.

For children to thrive, they need to feel that they belong. Our people and our environments are warm and welcoming. Every member of our staff invests in building strong relationships with children and getting to know children well means we can focus on equity of opportunity.

This means that we can prioritise social and emotional learning along with the academic as we know that children need to learn how to be resilient, to have healthy and safe relationships and to face the world with problem solving skills.

We nurture children to become responsible citizens, ready to face the modern world and to make the most of their every potential both academically and socially. At Viking schools, we have high standards and expectations and we know how to support children to reach them.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Leonie Roke, HR Assistant
• Address:Chilton Primary School,
  Chilton Lane,
  Ramsgate ,
  Kent,
  CT11 0LQ
• Telephone: 01843597695
• Email: HRA@vikingacademytrust.com

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Documents

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• Privacy Notice
• VAT Candidate Safeguarding Information
• VAT Safer Recruitment Policy Statement
• VAT Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
• VAT Child Protection Policy
• VAT Teaching Assistant Job Description
• VAT Rewards