Teaching Assistant - Full-time/Part-time

The Skinners’ Kent Academy 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 Trust comprises of Skinners’ Kent Academy and Skinners’ Kent Primary School.

The Academy opened on September 1st 2009. It is an independent, non fee-paying, mixed, all ability school, funded by the DfE and supported fully by its lead sponsor The Skinners’ School, a grammar school for boys and the Skinners’ Company. The Skinners’ Kent Academy Trust is founded on the principles of a culture of high standards and high aspirations, a culture of active participation, an emotionally rich learning environment and an inclusive environment where every child is known and every learner supported.

The main aim of the Academy Trust is to provide the highest quality of education for students, from Reception to Year 11 and the Sixth Form. The Academy Trust aims to raise and reflect aspirations within the local community and provide education, social and economic benefits for all.

We aim to find and develop everything that is exceptional in each child and let it flourish within a framework of high expectations. We intend to motivate and inspire our students to achieve of their very best, to fly high, and to set course on the brightest of futures.

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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