Teaching Assistant - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Whitfield Aspen School, Dover

• Ref:KCC886-2471-189S
• Posted:24/11/2025
• Pay:Kent Scheme A
• Start Date:From January 2026
• App Close Date:30/11/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:Thursday 4th December

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TEACHING ASSISTANTS REQUIRED TO COVER POSTS IN SRP CLASSES: FROM JANUARY 2026

Are you looking for a new exciting challenge? Are you passionate about supporting children to learn and develop in all areas, working as part of a team of support staff?

Whitfield Aspen School have several exciting opportunities to join an innovative school, which is part of an expansion programme.

Fixed Term contract until August 2026 supporting SRP Pupils: 31 hours per week, TTO plus KCC holiday pay (Mon – Fri).

Salary: Kent Scheme A pro-rata (equivalent to £24,513 for full time) £12.71 per hour + SEN Allowance

Core hours: 08:45 – 15:15 Monday – Friday.

Whitfield Aspen School values education, skills and experience. Candidates who possess GSCE qualifications with grades A*- C or 4 and above in English and Mathematics / NVQ2 / Equivalent or higher is advantageous. Candidates must be able to provide original examination certificates prior to the interview.

Experience of working in school supporting children is desirable.

Successful applicants will be required to sign up to the School’s Core Values.

Further information about our school and a Job Description can be found on www.whitfieldaspenschool.co.uk   Visits to the school can be arranged by contacting the school or emailing Gemma Kingsland-Roberts.

Please apply via the Kent Teach website. Job reference: KCC886-2471-189S

CV’s will not be accepted.

Tel. (01304) 821526 or e-mail: gemma.kingsland-roberts@whitfield.kent.sch.uk

Applications must be received by: Sunday 30^th November, 23:45 PM

Interviews will take place: Thursday 4^th December 2025

Please note that as part of Keeping Children Safe in Education, all references are required to be obtained prior to interview. Shortlisted/Successful candidates will be screened online for social media checks.

Contracts will be subject to satisfactory references, teacher barring and qualification checks and pre-employment health screening.

Our school and its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children.  This post is subject to an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the school

Whitfield Aspen School is unusual in a national context.  It is a combination of a mainstream primary and a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for primary age pupils with profound, severe and complex learning needs (PSCN). In September 2022, we developed the Engagement Model as an approach across the whole school to support children with complex social emotional and mental health needs (SEMH), who are disengaged with their learning. In addition, there is a Specialist Intervention Nursery team who support interventions and next steps for identified children in local mainstream Nurseries. We also offer on-site provision for Specialist Intervention, for Nursery age children who are not able to access a mainstream setting, due to their complex needs.   

Whitfield Aspen School works collaboratively with a group of 11 other local mainstream schools, the Samphire Learning Hub. We are a group of schools that work collaboratively to improve outcomes for children. We also are part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust which contains all the Special Schools within Kent. We work closely with them to ensure the staff within the SRP are as competent as those teachers working within Special Schools.

At Whitfield Aspen school the proportion of pupils with profound, severe and complex learning needs far exceeds the national average for a mainstream school.    In September 2021, the school split over 2 sites. The Richmond site opened for Yr. 4, Yr. 5, Yr. 6 and KS2 (Key Stage 2) pupils on the SRP roll. The lower school for EY, Yr.1, Yr.2 and Yr.3 and KS1 (Key Stage 1) pupils on the SRP roll, continues to be based on Mayfield Road. We are maintaining the fully inclusive model over both sites. 

An additional block will be added to the Richmond site during 2024-2025. This will create the capacity, initially, for an additional 4 classrooms. We currently have 630 students across two sites and in excess of 230 staff. Our Governors play an active role in school life and support our school aims fully.

In January 2025 we went through a Graded Inspection and maintained our Good status.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Gemma Kingsland-Roberts
• Address:Mayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, CT16 3LJ
• Telephone: 01304 821526
• Email: gemma.kingsland-roberts@whitfield.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• SRP TA Job Description and Person Specification