Teaching Assistant - Part-time

Greenvale Primary School, Chatham

• Ref:MED887-2198-34S
• Posted:10/10/2025
• Pay:NJC Medway D2 (4-11) £25,185 - 28,142
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:31/10/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:Monday 3rd November

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At Greenvale our ethos is ‘Nurture – Inspire – Succeed’ and our school visions are based around our 6 Core Values which underpin all that we do and add to the success and inclusive nature of our school: 

Respect, Readiness, Resourcefulness, Responsibility, Resilience and Reflectiveness 

We believe that children need to play, explore, observe, investigate, repeat, copy, problem solve and represent in order to come to terms with themselves, other people and the world around. We are lucky to have a staff of wonderfully inspiring and dedicated teachers and teaching assistants, who not only have high expectations in all areas of the curriculum, but are also supportive of every child's needs. 

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. This is a rewarding opportunity to help make a real difference in the educational journey of our pupils. Monday - Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm (32.5 hrs) 39 weeks.

The successful candidate will have: 

• NVQ Level 3 qualification, or equivalent
• A flexible and proactive approach to their workload
• Be passionate about inclusion and strongly committed to promoting equality
• Experience with working with SEND pupils will be an advantage
• A sense of humour! 

Key responsibilities: 

• Provide support to pupils both individually and in small groups within the classroom
• Assist the class teacher with the delivery of engaging learning activities
• Help manage classroom behaviour to ensure a positive and inclusive learning environment
• Monitor and report on pupil progress to the class teacher
• Support pupils who may require additional assistance
• Supervise pupils during non-classroom times, such as lunchtime

Greenvale Primary School is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

An application form, job description and privacy notice can be found on our website under ‘About Us’, ‘Vacancies’ or obtained from the School Business Assistant: c.saunders@greenvale.medway.sch.uk

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy can also be obtained from the school office upon request or from our website: https://www.greenvale.medway.sch.uk/

In line with KCSIE 2025 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the School reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media and the internet as part of our due diligence. The recruitment panel may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process. Any information will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation for the post for which you have applied for.

Information about the school

Come and join our amazing school!

Pupils talk about their inclusive and welcoming school with great joy and enthusiasm. As one pupil commented to inspectors, ‘You will love it here too!’ Ofsted report November 2023.

Greenvale Primary School is a growing primary school in the heart of our local community in Chatham. Rated ‘Good’ in November 2023, we are lucky to have a staff of wonderfully inspiring and dedicated teachers, teaching assistants and support staff, who not only have high expectations in all areas of the curriculum, but are also supportive of every child's needs. We aim to ensure that our children have a 'can do' attitude towards learning, through an environment that enables them to feel happy, safe, valued and secure as they grow, learn and develop. We strive for a life-long love of learning.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Claire Saunders
• Address:Symons Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5UP
• Telephone: 01634 409 521
• Email: c.saunders@greenvale.medway.sch.uk

Fax: 01634 819 823

Documents

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• Teaching Assistant job description