Ks2 Teaching Assistant - Mornings Only - Part-time

The Discovery School, Kings Hill, West Malling

• Ref:KCC886-2065-279S
• Posted:28/10/2025
• Pay:Kent Pay Scheme KS A
• Start Date:January 2026 or sooner if the candidate prefers.
• App Close Date:11/11/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:20th November 2025

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We are looking for an experienced, part-time (mornings only: 8:30am – 12:30pm) KS2 Teaching Assistant to join our KS2 team from January 2026, or sooner if the candidate prefers. Please note that this position is on the Kent Pay Scheme KS A and will initially be based in Year 3.

If you are hardworking, a team player, able to use your initiative, full of patience, care and respect for children, able to work with targeted groups as well as individual children, experienced in delivering interventions and phonics, have a good sense of humour, and are willing to go the extra mile for our children, then we can offer you:

• A lovely school in a beautiful setting
• A genuinely happy place to work, where you will be valued and supported
• Hardworking, motivated, and well-behaved children
• A range of opportunities for professional development
• Supportive, active parents and a governing body
• A commitment to ensuring a sensible work-life balance

Applicants will be expected to hold a relevant Teaching Assistant qualification (Level 3 minimum) or be on the pathway to completing a similar qualification.

If you think this is you, come and meet us and see what The Discovery School is all about!

Tours are welcomed and available on request from the school office. Alternatively, please watch our school tour on our website to get a feel for our school.

Please also visit our school website for further information about The Discovery School: www.discovery.kent.sch.uk 

We are a highly successful school and are committed to the welfare and safeguarding of all children.

We take safeguarding extremely seriously at The Discovery School, so applicants for this role will be subject to the usual rigorous DBS and reference checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

In line with KCSIE 2024 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, The Discovery School reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence. Any relevant information found concerning a candidate’s suitability to work with children will be discussed at the interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and proceed to interview upon receipt of a number of suitably qualified applications.

Please complete the online application form on Kent Teach. CVs will not be accepted without this.

Information about the school

The Discovery School is an outstanding and popular, three form entry school, beautifully situated in large, attractive grounds in the heart of the development of Kings Hill. We have recently been inspected by Ofsted (February 2023) and have been judged to be Outstanding in all areas, including overall effectiveness.

Our children are happy, confident and well-motivated and we expect the highest standards of behaviour and learning from all of them. We have an outstanding staff team who contribute with enthusiasm and dedication to the life of the school. Our motto is: 'Be the best you can be', and this is what we all strive to do every day.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Miss Tina Gobell
• Address:Discovery Drive , Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4GJ
• Telephone: 01732 847000
• Email: office@discovery.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• TA Job Description