FT / PT Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Vale View Community Primary School and Nursery, Dover

• Ref:KCC886-2531-172S
• Posted:17/10/2025
• Pay:KSA
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:31/10/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:To Be Confirmed

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Are you a caring and confident Teaching Assistant looking to make a genuine difference?

Join our supportive and child-centered team at Vale View Primary School, where children are at the heart of everything we do.  We are seeking a warm, approachable, and proactive Teaching Assistant with a big heart and an open mind.  If you are driven to create fun, inspiring opportunities that allow every child to flourish, then we want to hear from you.

As our newest team member, you will support children both in the classroom and through focused, small group sessions, working closely with the class teacher and SENCo.  We believe that learning changes lives and we're looking someone who shares this passion and has the aspiration to continue developing their own skills.

The role:

• 34 hours per week 

We are looking for a team player who:

• Embodies our school's values and puts children first.
• Believes in the power if a wide and varied curriculum.
• Spreads happiness and has a good sense of humour.
• Demonstrates a genuine interest in, and sensitivity to, children's individual needs.
• Has a positive impact on both the children you work with and the wider school community.

WE OFFER:

• A friendly, dedicated, and supportive team that thrives on challenge and having fun together.
• Happy and enthusiastic children who are eager to learn and grow.
• Excellent professional development opportunities and a thorough induction programme.

We warmly welcome school visits or informal chats about the post.  To arrange this, please contact Sarah Hayward at Vale View Primary School.

Information about the school

The Whinless Down Academy Trust aims to provide excellent opportunities for local children, in local schools, run by local people. It is a primary school only Trust, based in Dover, Kent, comprising of Vale View, Priory Fields and St Martins. Collaborative working is integral to our trust approach, and we continue to support and learn from each other.

We have a friendly and supportive team who work in close collaboration across the Trust to secure best outcomes for children through an exciting and engaging curriculum, tailored to meet the needs of our pupils. We actively work to develop all our staff and offer a comprehensive programme of professional development for staff at all levels and in all roles - fulfilling out true belief that learning changes lives.

The safeguarding of our children is of paramount importance, and we are rigorous in our recruitment procedures. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS check, and references will be pursued. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will conduct an online search of all shortlisted applicants. The purpose of this search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE.

Please note, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Lisa Sprigmore (Headteacher)
• Address:Vale View Road, Elms Vale, Dover, Kent, CT17 9NP
• Telephone: (01304) 202821
• Email: sbm@vale-view.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01304) 202821

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• WDAT Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy
• WDAT Privacy Notice Job Applicants
• WDAT Ex-Offenders Policy
• Job Description
• Person Spec