Teaching Assistant with Experience of Working with SEN (Inc. Midday Meal Duty) - Fixed Term

Kingsnorth CEP School, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-3140-174S
• Posted:27/05/2025
• Pay:£23,615 pro rata (approx £18,001)
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:13/06/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:w/c 16 June

Advert

Are you passionate about making a real difference to pupils and their learning outcomes?

We are a school with high expectations of pupil's achievement and behaviour, ensuring every child achieves their full potential and are looking to appoint an experienced professional, dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant including Midday Meals Supervisor to join our school.

In this important role, you will be working with children across our school, but primarily Key Stage 2.

We are looking for an experienced candidate, who has a good understanding of younger children including children with social, emotional and mental health needs, which will allow you to provide a quality and trusted structured support network to pupils.

To be successful in this role, you will:

Enjoy working with children and be completely motivated by the desire to support them in reaching their full potential

Have previous experience of working with primary school aged children

Can engage effectively and confidentially with pupils/staff and parents

Be able to think creatively when finding solutions and problem solving

An ability to adapt quickly to different situations

Be confident to teach groups of children

Act as a mentor, demonstrating the positive behaviour, language and skills used during the lunchtime period of supervision

Desirable:

To have worked closely with pupils with SEN, giving you an understanding of their needs

To have an understanding of assessments for SEN

This post will be contracted as a FIXED TERM post for one year.  The role is for 32.5 hours per week 08:30 – 15:30.

This post will begin asap

In return, we can offer:

Amazing children, who are well behaved, enthusiastic and keen learners

A Good school – Ofsted April 2024

A school which prioritises reading and early language as a DfE English Hub

A hugely supportive, committed and friendly staff team, leadership, parents and Governing Body

A commitment to staff Continued Professional and Learning Development and your wellbeing

A church school, which lives out our values each and every day

Opportunities for career progression and or training across our Trust schools.

The successful candidate will be well supported by our whole school team.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and you will also find a wealth of information about our school on our website www.kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk.

If this position appeals to you, to make a real difference to pupil achievement, please contact the school office to arrange a visit or an informal conversation on 01233 622673.

All applications are to be made via the Kent-teach application form.

Information about the school

Kingsnorth CE Primary School is an exciting and vibrant place to learn and develop.

We were judged as outstanding in our SIAMS (June 2018). In our recent OFSTED as a ‘Good School’ (April 2024).

We have also recently been awarded the Wellbeing, Leading Parent Partnership Awards, while maintaining our accredited flagship Quality Inclusion status.

We are also one of 34 English Hub school’s across the country, sharing good practice in teaching phonics in other educational establishments.

We are an active and leading school within Aquila (The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust - http://www.aquilatrust.co.uk). We work in strong partnership with other schools across Ashford, South Kent and beyond, providing support and learning opportunities for our staff.

As mentioned, we are proud of our Flagship Inclusion Quality Mark Status, our love of reading and work on Writing for Pleasure. All of which support our children to access the curriculum, not matter their needs and allows them to let their imaginations run wild while excited to learn.

We have successfully achieved both the Wellbeing and Leading Parent Partnership Awards and are in the process of achieving Nurture UK and OPaL (Outdoor Play and Learning) accreditations to again support children in all areas of their education.

We are situated next to the church in the heart of Kingsnorth village, south of Ashford. We are a large 2 form entry school with 420 children on roll. We have strong links with the local Church and Community. Our supportive Governing Body and active PFA play key roles in school life.

We have a strong wraparound care provision in our Breakfast Club and After School Club, both run in house to ensure that children are familiar with the adults supporting them from 8am to 6pm.

Kingsnorth CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Ali Smith
• Address:Kingsnorth C.E. Primary School, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EF
• Telephone: (01233) 622673
• Email: administration@kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description and Person Specification