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Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Cliffe Woods Primary, Rochester

  • Ref:MED887-2588-76S
  • Posted:26/09/2025
  • Pay:AAT B.2-AAT B.4 (£17,360.39 - £17,757.57 p/annum)
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:10/10/2025 at 12:00
  • Interviews:W/C 13th Oct 2025

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2 x Teaching Assistants required for Cliffe Woods Primary School

30 hours per week, term-time plus inset days (39 weeks per year)

Fixed-term until 31st August 2026

Salary: AAT B.2 - AAT B.4 (£17,360.39 - £17,757.57 per annum)

Required to start: As soon as possible

Cliffe Woods Primary School is looking to appoint two experienced and empathetic Teaching Assistants who bring energy, enthusiasm, and a genuine love for working with children.

Our ideal candidate will have experience supporting children with special educational needs (SEN) and a strong passion for making learning both accessible and enjoyable. 

As Teaching Assistant, you will work under the guidance of the SENDCO and Class Teachers to enable all children to have full access to educational opportunities, and help them to overcome barriers to learning by:

  •  Providing targeted support for individual children, small groups and during whole class activities.
  •  Assisting with the planning and delivery of an inclusive and motivating curriculum.
  •  Contributing to the creation and maintenance of a stimulating learning environment, including the preparation of appropriate resources.

We would love to hear from you if you:

  •  Have experience in supporting children with SEN
  •  Are patient, caring, and adaptable
  •  Are committed to enabling every child to achieve the very best they can
  •  Have good communication skills and a proactive attitude
  •  Want to work in a supportive and caring environment
Why work for Cliffe Woods Primary School? Some of of our Trust benefits include:  
  • Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment opportunities
  • Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations
  • Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card
  • Access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
  • Access to Local Government and Teachers’ Pensions Schemes
For more information, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via MyNewTerm. 
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.
Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 

Information about the school

At Cliffe Woods Primary School everything we do revolves around our key drivers: Opportunity, Diversity, Curiosity and Tenacity. Through this focus, our children explore challenges and embrace all the new challenges they meet with confidence and a positive attitude.

Our aim is for our children to be confident, caring, resilient, curious young adults with a desire to learn and achieve the best they can in all they do and be best prepared for the future. Our children are wonderful ambassadors, so if you would like to know more about what makes our school the place that it is, please get in touch and our children we would be delighted to show you around and introduce you to everyone who makes Cliffe Woods Primary School such a special and incredible place.

We are a part of Aletheia Academies Trust. Our school promotes a safe, orderly, caring, and supportive environment. Positive relationships with staff and effective communication with parents foster each pupil’s self-esteem. We strive to include our parents, teachers, governors and community to ensure strong liaisons with the community.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:HR
  • Address: AAT C/O Saint George's CE School,, Meadow Road,, Gravesend,, Kent,, DA11 7LS
  • Telephone: 01474 531480
  • Email: hr@aletheiatrust.org.uk

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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.