Teaching Assistant Teaching/Child Support - Full-time

Platts Heath Primary School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2169-18S
• Posted:21/12/2016
• Pay:Kent Range KR3
• Start Date:Feb 2017
• App Close Date:19/01/2017 at 12:00
• Interviews:Wednesday 25th January

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We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work 1-1 with a specific KS2 pupil

The successful applicant must hold GCSE's in English and mathematics (A - C) or equivalent. The relevant Teaching Assistant Qualification is desired, but not essential.

Previous experience within an educational environment would be also preferred.

This position is initally for 32.5 hours per week as a fixed-term contract ending in July 2017 but with the posibilty of an extension, depending on futher funding.

Platts Heath Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.  The position is subject to a DBS and statutory references.

Information about the school

Platts Heath Primary School is a Good school and part of the ASPIRE Federation. A partnership of four small village primary schools in rural Kent, near the county town of Maidstone. Two schools are Church of England primary schools and two are community primary schools. The ASPIRE mission statement is:

The ASPIRE Federation will nurture curiosity and creativity through an inspiring, broad and engaging curriculum, where learning is at the heart of all that we do. Our children learn to become resilient and self-assured in environments where pastoral care is excellent. Everyone is challenged and encouraged to thrive and achieve as individuals, preparing them for their role as caring citizens in modern Britain.

Vision

We aim to be an outstanding federation at the heart of our culturally diverse communities, striving for excellence, enabling our children to achieve their highest potential in all areas of the curriculum in line with each of the individual school’s values and beliefs. This is summarised through the motto and values of the federation: ASPIRE - A School Partnership In Rural England

Motto : ‘ We Aspire to Inspire’

Our Values K – Kindness; U – Understanding; P – Patience; H – Honesty; L – Love; B – Boldness; R - Resilience

We are committed to safer recruitment and will require you to fill in a self disclosure form if you are shortlisted. We will also require you to produce certain documentation to confirm, identity, qualifications and the right to work in the UK. You will need a copy of your birth certificate. Attached to this job advert is our child protection policy and our recruitment policy.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Darren Waters
• Address:Headcorn Road, Platts Heath, Maidstone, Kent, ME172NH
• Telephone: 01622850316
• Email: office@plattsheathkentsch.co.uk

Fax: (01622) 858450