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Education Support Assistant (Maths, English or Computing) - Part-time - Special Needs Position

Valence School, Westerham

  • Ref:KCC886-7021-188S
  • Posted:19/06/2025
  • Pay:£13.11 per hour - £11,909 actual gross p.a.
  • Start Date:September 2025
  • App Close Date:17/07/2025 at 23:45
  • Interviews:w/c 7 July 2025

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Education Support Assistant (Maths, English or Computing)

Part-Time - 20 hours per week - Permanent

Monday to Friday 8.45am to 12.45pm - Term Time Only (39 working weeks + 6.4 weeks' paid holiday)

Benefits include a generous pension scheme & life cover, retail discounts, training opportunities, well-being sessions, free on site parking

As an Education Support Assistant, you will provide high quality support in Computing, English or Maths across the school.  This will include creating resources and materials to enhance learning opportunities and to ensure that the teacher has appropriate resources for curriculum delivery.  You will support, inform and advise support staff who are deployed in lessons to enable them to effectively support students’ learning and be an advocate for the required subject so that students are inspired to learn. You will also carry out general support duties including personal care and physical management for students as required.

For all roles you will have a good command of mathematics, written and spoken English and a good general education including GCSE (or equivalent) Grade 5/C or above in English and Maths. 

For Computing you will be confident with basic computer software e.g. MS word, PowerPoint, and be prepared to train to use specialised software.  You must have a genuine desire to improve the progress of young people with disabilities in Computing.  Knowledge of working with I.T. will be an advantage.

Valence School is a KCC Foundation residential and day Special School for children and young people with physical disabilities, complex medical needs and associated learning and communication difficulties.  The school is set on a beautiful campus on the outskirts of Westerham and is part of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KsENT).

Please review the application pack for more details on each role and submit an online application via our recruitment portal.

Closing date: 29 June 2025

Interview date: w/c 7 July 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy, interview and appoint earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this role.

If you have any questions please contact the HR team : vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We value diversity and promote equality for all.

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates.  The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act).  

Information about the school

Valence School is a KCC Foundation residential and day Special School for children and young people aged 4-19 with physical disabilities, complex medical needs and associated learning and communication difficulties. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of 200 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.

Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.

Valence School is a supportive environment and a rewarding place to work, and whether working directly with our students or in a school support role, every member of staff participates in enabling our students to learn and to aspire to achieve meaningful independence.

We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust (KsENT), a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools.

The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person and always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We value diversity and promote equality for all.

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01959 565046

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.