Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover Contract) - Full-time

Langley Park Primary Academy , Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2073-131S
• Posted:21/02/2024
• Pay:£18,480 per annum (£22,714 full time equivalent)
• Start Date:April 2024
• App Close Date:11/03/2024 at 20:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Langley Park Primary Academy has a fantastic opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover contract) to join our highly collaborative and supportive team from April 2024. Our Teaching Assistants 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.

We are looking for someone who;

• is dedicated to the job and prioritises the needs of the children in their care;
• has experience of working with primary aged children and preferably experience of working with children who have special educational needs;
• is resilient and solution-focused.

The successful candidate/s will need to have relevant experience and/or qualifications in working with primary-aged children. We are also looking for proven high standards of both spoken and written English and Mathematics. Being able to communicate effectively with children and adults is essential, together with a friendly and approachable manner. Our newly appointed Teaching Assistants will be able to work using their own initiative and can demonstrate effective behaviour management skills. In return, they will join a supportive environment with plenty of development opportunities within the academy and across the wider Trust.

This role offers an actual salary £18,480 per annum (£22,714 full time equivalent) based on 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday 08:30-16:00), Term Time + 1 week of inset. This is a maternity cover contract for 1 year. Please note that every effort will be made to offer a substantive role within a LAT academy thereafter. 

There are many perks to being a teaching assistant at Langley Park Primary Academy. Here are just a few of what to expect:

• Being part of a highly effective and supportive team
• Working with an understanding and approachable senior leadership team
• Free wraparound care during your contracted hours should your child already attend the academy
• A Wellbeing Half Day
• An investment in your professional development where you will have regular sessions with key leaders in the school
• Opportunities for progression and increased responsibilities following successful demonstration of practice

We strongly recommend that you come to visit our setting so that you can see in action what an inspiring and purposeful environment it is, for both pupils and adults.

Information about the school

It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to Langley Park Primary Academy. Opened in September 2016, Langley Park has grown in so many ways and is the hub of this new community. We believe in, and celebrate, achievement and success in all areas of the curriculum. We want our children to learn within a culture of curiosity, enjoyment and positive approaches to new experiences and skills to enable them to become successful learners. Through enrichment opportunities we aim to explore the creative arts and PE as often as possible in the academy day; building on existing strengths as well as helping children develop new skills.

Given that the building is purpose built, we have excellent facilities that afford us the opportunity to offer an enhanced curriculum. We have a sensory room, DT room (including a kitchen), a multi use games area and forest school that are all available to be used as part of our pupils’ timetables.

In June 2019 Langley Park Primary Academy was recognised by Ofsted as a school with Outstanding Leadership & Management, Early Years and Personal Development, Welfare & Behaviour, with a ‘Good’ judgement overall.

With our strapline in mind; “learning today for life tomorrow”, we ensure that the children are at the very heart of all that we do and we will not settle for anything short of excellence. Regardless of a child’s need, context or beginnings, we are absolutely committed for each child to be the best version of themselves and this is done through establishing supportive partnerships with all stakeholders; staff, parents and governors where we are all on the same team; the child’s team.

We focus not only on the academic development of our children but also their personal development as well. Providing a nurturing environment, within which children feel safe and happy, is essential in supporting them to achieve their potential. We promote kindness, understanding and tolerance with the children through actions and words so that they can successfully navigate through their school life forging positive and healthy relationships. This, ultimately, will establish firm foundations on which they can build character and attributes to be successful in all of their future endeavours.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve (Head of Recruitment - LAT)
• Address:Edmett Way , Maidstone, Kent, ME17 3FA
• Telephone: 01322 620522
• Email: office@langleyparkprimaryacademy.org.uk

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• Teaching Assistant | Job Description | Langley Park Primary Academy