Teaching Assistant - Full-time/Part-time

Skinners' Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F32-14-S
• Posted:31/07/2024
• Pay:£22,595 pa for full time Pro Rata will apply
• Start Date:29 August 2024
• App Close Date:15/08/2024 at 12:00
• Interviews:19 August 2024

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We are looking for a highly motivated Teaching Assistant to support the learning of pupils and work alongside the class teacher to raise standards and maintain our very high expectations.

The successful candidate will be a hardworking, creative, energetic individual who is passionate about supporting the teaching staff in securing high quality learning, raising standards and having a positive impact on pupils' learning experience. To work under the guidance of the teaching staff to support pupils on a 1-1 basis, support learning activities, maintain pupil records and promote pupils' social and emotional development.

They will work as part of an outstanding team of Teaching Assistants and will be committed to ensuring Quality First Teaching and Learning.

We offer: 

An exciting and vibrant place of work 

Timetabled staff social times, where staff are free to

choose their activities whether on site or off site without Academy responsibilities

Staff have access to the following programmes as part of their employee package:

 Headspace, providing resources and research around mindfulness and meditation

 Maitland Health: Wellbeing and health promotion initiatives including full access to a

dedicated Wellbeing website

 Free use of The Skinners’ Kent Academy’s fitness suite and sports facilities

 An email protocol which supports communications only between the hours of 7am and 6pm

 A working onsite protocol which encourages everyone to be off-site no later than 6pm

 Random act of kindness initiatives

 A commitment to support staff with personal issues and an empathetic approach to such events

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

The Skinners’ Kent Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references. 

Information about the trust

The Skinners’ Academies Trust is a collaborative Trust of six diverse and high-performing schools in Kent and London. Together we educate a total of 4,500 students across primary and secondary phases and both comprehensive and selective schools.

​Across all our schools, we put students at the centre of all that we do and have a commitment to obtaining the best outcomes possible for each one. We have high aspirations for the quality of education we can offer every one of our students, and the inclusive, supportive culture we can build for them.

​Many of our schools are in areas with historically poor educational opportunities and we are excited about how we can transform this by working more closely together. Our new Trust builds on our shared values and history, and preserves the autonomy and traditions of our schools, while enabling and promoting deeper practical collaboration to the benefit of all our young people.

The Skinners' Academies Trust comprises:

• The Skinners' School
• Skinners' Academy (London)
• The Skinners' Kent Academy
• Skinners' Kent Primary School
• Skinners' Temple Grove
• The Marsh Academy

Job Contact Information

• Name:Gemma Wyatt
• Address:The Skinners' Kent Primary School,
  The Avenue,
  Tunbridge Wells,
  Kent,
  TN2 3GS
• Telephone: 01892 553060
• Email: info@skps.org.uk

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