SEND Teaching Assistant - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Oaklands School, Chatham

• Ref:KCC887-2433-163S
• Posted:24/09/2025
• Pay:Medway NJC Pay Scale D2 30 hours a week
• Start Date:Term 2 2025
• App Close Date:02/10/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:Week commencing 13th October 2025

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Are you passionate about making a real difference for children with a range of special educational needs and disabilities? Do you have the patience, creativity, and dedication to help each child thrive?  Oaklands School is looking for an empathetic and skilled SEND Teaching Assistant to support high-needs pupils and others with SEND, working closely with staff to ensure every child reaches their full potential.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant to support our children, with the flexibility to work across the school. The successful candidate must have a good standard of English (written and spoken) and Maths to enable them to model and support our children appropriately, as well as excellent interpersonal skills. Experience working with children  and especillay those with additional needs, is crucial for this role.

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Information about the school

Oaklands School is a Good school ( July 2023 report ) with results which are at or above national averages. We are a two form entry primary school situated in Walderslade.

The school is set in extensive grounds and is well resourced, including our own swimming pool offering swimming from Year R through to Year 6, a Forest School, our very own training kitchen, Art Room, Science Lab, Running Track other superb opportunities for outside learning. We are a very inclusive school community and have our own sensory room and pathways.

We offer wrap around care including breakfast and after school facilities to support working families. At Oaklands there is a very strong sense of being a team with dedicated staff whose aim is to offer our children a first class education. Our Forest school is key to this aim and has been critical to the development of our children as resilient and confident learners.

At Oaklands we understand the importance of strong staff well being. we offer a wide range of support to ensure staff have a positive work life balance. Please do ask about these on your school visit as we are constantly adding to our offer.

At Oaklands we are committed to safeguarding and so there will be a range of checks which we will carry out with you including taking two professional references before interview; requesting a self-disclosure criminal record history and then several pre-employment checks for the successful candidate.

We value staff well being and offer a wellbeing day every year, termly well being drop ins and many staff activities. We are a strong team and look forward to welcoming a new member.

We are part of the Westbrook Trust and enjoy the support and freedoms of being in a family of supportive schools who all share common values and ethos.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Louisa Jones
• Address:Weedswood Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0QS
• Telephone: 01634 333820
• Email: headteacher@oaklands.medway.sch.uk