Teaching Assistant - Part-time

Featherby Junior School, Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-2400-51S
• Posted:09/12/2025
• Pay:Grade D2 - points 4 - 11 (£18,356.81 - £20878.91)
• Start Date:ASAP
• App Close Date:09/01/2026 at 12:00
• Interviews:16th January 2026

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Join Featherby Partnerships School as a Teaching Assistant
Make a real difference—every day, every child, every moment

Hours:  32.5 hours per week  Contract: Permanent Time Time Only: 39 weeks per year  Start Date: ASAP Actual Salary: Medway D2 Point 4 - 11 £18,356 - £20,878.91 Actual Salary

Are you passionate about helping children achieve their very best? Featherby Partnerships School (part of the Maritime Academy Trust) is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside teachers and staff to support children’s learning, development, and wellbeing in a welcoming, community-focused school.

About The Role

As a Teaching Assistant at Featherby, you’ll play an important role in the classroom—helping to create a safe, positive, and engaging environment where every child can thrive. From supporting literacy and numeracy, to building pupils’ confidence and resilience, you’ll make a meaningful difference in their learning journey every single day.

Who You Are

We are looking to appoint someone who is:

• Passionate about supporting children to succeed.
• Confident in literacy and numeracy, able to support learning effectively.
• Experienced in working with primary-aged children (desirable but not essential).
• A strong communicator who thrives in a team environment.
• Reflective, professional, and keen to develop their own practice.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times.

What We Offer 

At Featherby, we pride ourselves on being a nurturing and ambitious school where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential—and every staff member is valued. As part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we foster collaboration and provide real opportunities for growth.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Work–life balance with term-time only hours.
• A welcoming, family-centred environment, where everyone plays a key role
• Bespoke training and CPD, with online learning through LearnUpon and in-person sessions
• 1:1 digital devices and tools, supporting confidence in the classroom and for admin support
• Access to well-developed outdoor learning spaces, used to enhance the school experience
• Experience within our inclusive SEND provision, supporting a wide range of needs
• Clear pathways for career progression within the school and Trust.
• National terms and conditions, including the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Staff wellbeing initiatives and Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
  
  

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Featherby Infant & Junior School so special. Please contact the school office on 01634 231984 to arrange.

You’ll find more about the role, school, and Trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached.  Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!

Featheryby School and the Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks in line with safeguarding guidance.

Information about the school

Featherby Infant & Junior School are a partnership of two values-led community schools where everyone loves learning and being the best we can be. We are part of Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools based in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent and Medway. Our academies have transformed through targeted collaboration, innovative ideas and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with leadership and life skills.

We achieve the highest standards by continuously broadening our skill sets - we nurture skills for learning alongside skills for life, encouraging the children to become independant learners of the future.

We believe in encouraging independence with the ability to work collaboratively embracing known pedagogy whilst developing new models for learning. Using the latest technologies.

The care and well-being of our pupils is a high priority and our children are enthusiastic and hardworking.

To find out more about us please contact our Administration Manager, Mrs Jo Barraclough, to arrange a visit. Phone 01634 231984

Job Contact Information

• Name:Maritime Academy Trust
• Address:50 John Harrison Way, Greenwich, London, SE10 0BG
• Telephone: 020 8858 0394
• Email: recruitment@maritimeacademytrust.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Pack