Teaching Assistant - Term Time

Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill, West Malling

• Ref:KCC886-2038-113S
• Posted:18/06/2025
• Pay:VIAT 2, £19,794 actual salary - FTE £23,723
• Start Date:TBC
• App Close Date:01/07/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:7 July 2025

Advert

We are seeking to appoint an excellent and enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our skilled and supportive school community.

The post is suitable for someone with previous professional school experience and will initially be working as part of our KS1 team alongside our superb and well-organised teachers.

As part of Valley Invicta Academy Trust, you will be given valuable training and support to further develop your skills and offer a clear career pathway.

In addition, the school leaders and SENCo will offer guidance and encouragement to ensure that you are successful in your role.

The position is a substantive, full-time role.

5 days a week, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm, finishing at 3:30pm on a Friday.

37 hours p/w.

We warmly invite visits to the school, or conversations with the Headteacher online.

Strong applications may be shortlisted earlier and we reserve the right to interview earlier for the right candidate.

The successful candidate will:

• Preferably have a teaching assistant qualification e.g. NVQ level 2 or 3.
• Be an excellent KS1 practitioner who will have high expectations and ambitions for all pupils.
• Have sound knowledge of phonics and be confident and able to lead phonics groups and interventions, preferably RWI.
• Be able to support learning across the curriculum, taking an active and responsive role alongside the class teacher.
• Have confidence to cover the class for short periods if required.
• Promote the school’s inclusive ethos, scaffolding and adapting tasks, by using programs such as Widgit, Clicker and Colourful Semantics.
• Be creative in approach when encouraging a less confident child.
• Work collaboratively to develop own skills and share good practice with colleagues.
• Build strong relationships and work effectively with all members of the school community.
• Bring interests and ideas into the role.

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:VIAT HR Team
• Address:11 Tower View, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME14 4AL
• Telephone: 03033030000 option 5
• Email: recruitment@viat.org.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
• Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
• Job description/Job specification