1:1 Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Trottiscliffe CEP School, West Malling

• Ref:KCC886-3082-87S
• Posted:26/01/2026
• Pay:Kent Scheme A
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:13/02/2026 at 12:00
• Interviews:week beginning 23rd Feb

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Required ASAP –  1:1 Teaching Assistant to join the dedicated and talented team of staff at Trottiscliffe CE Primary School. 

The role is for 30hrs per week, 9am-3:30pm each day, term time only. Initially for a fixed-term of one-year.

Are you a positive person who is enthusiastic and committed to helping children be the best people they can be? Are you a teaching assistant, who would relish the opportunity to develop their skills in a school which believes children are more than a set of data and who is committed to developing individuals to fulfil their potential, both for children and staff? Do you have the ability to be flexible in a range of situations and the desire to work with a small, supportive team? If so, we could be the school for you!

We would welcome applications from anyone who believes they have the potential to fulfil the role. 

You need to be able to show initiative in addition to working well with colleagues, parents and professionals from other agencies.  It would also be an advantage to have NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualifications, or other relevant qualifications, and be willing to participate in further training when relevant to support the child’s needs. Any specific experience of ASD or ADHD would be advantageous. 

We are seeking to appoint a positive, motivated, caring and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our staff team. This role will primarily involve working 1:1 with a child in the classroom supporting learning, as well as working in the classroom and working with small groups of children. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of supporting children with barriers to learning. 

We are a small school, tucked away in a beautiful village, although accessible by main roads, with a strong Anglican ethos based on key values such as respect and compassion. We have developed a challenge approach to learning, linked to high quality feedback, which creates learning resilience in our children.

Visits to the school are always welcomed, feel free to contact the school should you require further information ahead of your application.

Trottiscliffe CE Primary School is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and so any appointment will be subject to all safeguarding checks and references, this may include online checks via social media.

Information about the school

Set in a quiet lane near the centre of the village, Trottiscliffe CE Primary School is at the heart of the church and village communities. Our small village school with its strong Christian ethos based on our key values of wisdom, respect, hope and community, enjoys its beautiful rural location whilst being situated less than five minutes from the A20 and M20.

Our school is an exciting place to be, constantly improving as reflected in our Good judgement from Ofsted in September 2022, and our excellent outcomes from our recent SIAMS inspection in November 2025.

We are blessed with enthusiastic, highly motivated pupils, supportive and engaged parents, and passionate, dedicated staff, all of whom are good team players.

If you like the sound of all that our school can offer, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Job Contact Information

• Name:School Secretary
• Address:Church Lane, Trottiscliffe, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5EB
• Telephone: (01732) 822803
• Email: office@trottiscliffe.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• 1:1 TA Job Description