Teaching Assistant (Temporary - 22 Hours Per Week) - Part-time - Special Needs Position

Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill, West Malling

• Ref:KCC886-2038-109S
• Posted:28/01/2025
• Pay:VIAT 2 (£11,769 - 11,979 pro rata to FTE)
• Start Date:TBC
• App Close Date:20/02/2025 at 11:45
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

We are seeking to recruit an experienced, passionate, and effective teaching assistant, to join our successful, happy and dedicated staff community.

Our school is excited to be able to appoint a new member to our team who has qualifications, skills, and ambition to work 1:1 with a new our mainstream pupil currently entering Year 2.

The role is to ensure the smooth and happy transition for the child and support and enable learning and personal targets to be achieved the highest standards.

This person will work alongside the SLT, SENCo and other teachers to adapt learning, supporting the creative delivery of the curriculum in ways to build confidence in personal development and full access to a broad and rich learning experiences.

Having a good knowledge of SEND, IT programmes and creativity to deliver personalised resources and promote independence is necessary.

The school team are highly motivated to enable all children to succeed, and this career opportunity would enable the right candidate to work continue to develop outstanding practice while building their own career path supported through a bespoke career programme.

It is a temporary, term-time only role linked to funding.

Essential skills

• The use of independent initiative when supporting a pupil with Autism.

• The ability to work with a team in a responsive and flexible manner, responding to the instruction and advice of the SENCo and class teachers.
• Ability to reflect and see solutions in daily teaching, in own practice and that of the team.

• To share ideas for the adjustment of learning so that pupils know and remember more.
• To use presence and a consistent approach to reflect our GOLD Rights Respecting status and give positive feedback and next steps for pupils.
• To build effective trusting relationships with the whole school team and link professionally with parents and otjher professionals as required.
• To use creativity to bring ideas and an enthusiastic approach to enable children to reach full potential.
• A willingness and interest in using CPD to further and develop own career.

Desirable skills

• Experience of working with ppils with Autism.
• A willingness to contribute to wider – curricular opportunities such as clubs and events.

 Qualifications

•  Teaching Assistant experience and qualifications.
• Proven ability to engage and motivate pupils in different key stages through the use of dynamic & engaging techniques. 

What we offer 

• A friendly and inclusive team who are supportive of one another and focused on well-being.
• A full-time five days a week position from 8am to 4pm, term-time only.
• Fantastic pupils who want to learn.
• Opportunities and support for career development that includes coaching.
• The chance to work across schools as part of our small and friendly Academy Trust.

 We warmly invite visits to our school to see how we work and to find out more about the role.

Valley Invicta Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Information about the school

The Valley Invicta Academies Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, based in Maidstone, Kent. The Trust is a family of primary and secondary schools which work in partnership to provide nothing less than outstanding education for all our young people. Presently the Trust is responsible for five primary schools and four secondary schools:

VIAT Primary Schools

Valley Invicta Primary School at Aylesford, Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes, Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill, Valley Invicta Primary School at Leybourne Chase and Valley Invicta Primary School a East Borough.

VIAT Secondary Schools

Invicta Grammar School, Valley Park School, The Lenham School and SST Maidstone. Invicta Grammar School, the highest performing “non super selective” school in Kent and Valley Park School, the highest performing non-selective school in Kent.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Headteacher
• Address:Warwick Way (Off Tower View), West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AL
• Telephone: 01622 357026
• Email: enquiriesking@viat.org.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description
• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
• Recruitment of Exoffenders Policy