Teaching Assistant - Term Time

Walderslade Primary, Chatham

• Ref:KCC887-2203-34S
• Posted:23/05/2025
• Pay:£23,114 per annum pro rata
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:16/06/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:Monday 23rd June

Advert

A great opportunity has arisen for a talented Teaching Assistant to join our successful KS2 team at Walderslade Primary School, part of the Rivermead Inclusive Trust. 

If you have the desire, drive and ambition to join our team in raising standards for all children, then you are our candidate!

We are a well-equipped one form entry modern primary school, thriving at the heart of the Walderslade Community.

Walderslade Primary is full to capacity with a high demand for places. We firmly believe all pupils deserve to succeed and provide a creative curriculum within a supporting ethos to ensure all meet their full potential. We hope you are the right person to allow our pupils to achieve this potential. 

The successful candidate will:

• Have previous experience of working with KS2 children in an educational setting.
• Enjoy being with children and have a real desire to help them achieve.
• Believe all children can do well.
• Be able to work collaboratively, but can also act with initiative
• Be self-motivated and keen to develop your skills.
• Be proactive and full of enthusiasm for learning
• Have a good sense of humour!

We can offer you:

• A supportive and friendly working team
• Well behaved children who enjoy learning and rise to every challenge
• A well-resourced school, in an outstanding setting
• A bespoke curriculum which inspires and motivates, allowing you to develop and be creative.
• A range of support from our team of professionals who are absolutely committed to driving our school forward, including SLT and Key Stage leaders.

So, make the proactive choice to work at a primary school that offers a real chance to expand your career options whilst you enjoy supporting our children. Become a Teaching Assistant at our awesome school. Visits are warmly welcomed.

For further details, an application form or to arrange an informal visit please contact Mrs Sara Bridger on 01634 337766 or email office@walderslade-pri.medway.sch.uk to arrange a visit.

Rivermead Inclusive Trust strives to be diverse and inclusive and a place where we can ALL be ourselves. We welcome applications from all diverse and ethnic groups.

If you require access arrangements to complete an application form, please contact Rivermead Inclusive Trust who will cater to your needs ie. large print, coloured forms, and an audio version.

If for any reason you have difficulty completing an application form, please again contact the Rivermead Inclusive Trust who will support.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of an enhanced DBS check, Health Declaration and satisfactory references

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment

Information about the school

Walderslade Primary School is a one-form entry primary school, situated in the heart of Walderslade. There has been a school on the site for over a hundred years, however the current school was only built in 2012, winning an award for its design.

We are a small school, with big ambitions! We pride ourselves on knowing each individual child and ensuring that they reach their potential. We aim to provide anyone joining our school family with the best opportunities possible, helping to nurture and develop them with a holistic approach to learning. We live by our values of Dream Achieve Respect Excel. The school is part of the wonderfully supportive Rivermead Inclusive Trust.

Our school works as a team in which parents, children, staff and governors are all involved in the education of our children. Everyone at Walderslade Primary wants the very best for our pupils, with parental involvement playing an important part. We feel teamwork is the key to us getting the best out of every member of our school community.

We are a family at Walderslade Primary, and we understand that children only have one chance at Primary school. We want to make this time count for all.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Sara Bridger
• Address:Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8BJ
• Telephone: 01634 337766
• Email: sbridger@r-i-t.org

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