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Teaching Assistant Teaching/Child Support - Part-time

Ryarsh Primary School, Ryarsh

  • Ref:KCC886-2189-103S
  • Posted:30/11/2018
  • Pay:KS3
  • Start Date:Jan 2019
  • App Close Date:10/12/2018 at 08:00
  • Interviews:December 2018

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Would you like to work in an outstanding school as part of a supportive staff team? We are looking for a new teaching assistant from January 2019, working for two days per week for the remainder of this academic year only (temporary contract).

Hours of work are 8.30-3.15 on Wednesdays and Thursdays in term-time (12.5 hours per week). Responsibilities will include class-based TA work in Year 5 and 1-1 TA support, including work with a child with a hearing impairment in Year 6.

We are looking for someone who will be able to fit into our culture and ethos of putting the children at the heart of everything we do. You will be caring, organised, enthusiastic, flexible and friendly, with experience of working with young children. The ability to work well as part of our team is crucial.

At Ryarsh Primary School we can offer you:

  • a welcoming school, genuinely at the heart of its community
  • a creative, supportive and friendly staff team
  • children who are motivated, articulate and great fun
  • a newly improved school environment on completion of our current building project
  • excellent opportunities for professional development
  • flexibility to build on your strengths and talents

We are proud to be a highly successful school, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Our visitors tell us that our school has a great feel and ethos, living up to our school motto, "forward thinking for a brighter future".

To find out more about this opportunity, please feel free to visit or contact the school to discuss the role in more detail.

We would love to hear about the reasons why you would like to join our team at Ryarsh. So please don't just click 'apply now'! Instead, take the time to re-write your 'reason for application' section specifically for this role, telling us why you would like to work at Ryarsh and detailing the skills and experience you would bring.

Ryarsh Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to the position will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure check.

Information about the school

Schools across the country will spend a great deal of time analysing the measurable outcomes of children: assessment scores, progress measures, work in books, in-class contributions and conversations, but schools do so much more than that which can be measured. Whilst we are very proud of the high level of outcomes achieved by our children, we place great importance on developing the type of culture that allows children and adults to thrive.

Visitors to our school often tell us that our school has a ‘special feeling’ or a ‘buzz’ when walking around - something which cannot be measured but has to be experienced. We believe that this is created by many reasons, but can be summarised through the explanation that, at Ryarsh Primary School, there is a commonly held view that we are not just a community of learners – we are a ‘family’ of learners. Our community of learners is brought together by circumstance, whereas our family of learners is brought together by relationships.

When you become part of Ryarsh Primary School, you become part of a family which we all take great pride in being part of. In our view, communities are brought together by location, circumstance or shared characteristics. We define ourselves as a family as we are bonded by relationships.

At Ryarsh Primary School, our valued relationships (and principles underpinning these relationships) are a massive contributing factor in the ‘culture of trust’ that we have in our school. A combination of strong relationships and a culture of trust allow our school values (integrity, determination, compassion, unity and respect) to permeate throughout the school and impact on all of our decisions and actions.

Our school is a place where staff are highly valued; empowered to research and try new things; nurtured to support their mental health & wellbeing and challenged to continuously improve.

Within our Ryarsh family, every person, no matter their age, is a learner. As part of our community of learners, we help all minds flourish because every single person is provided with the opportunity to learn, develop and grow. At our school, we are knowledgeable, research based and investigative as this helps to shape our innovative, reflective teaching practices and our continuous drive for improvement.

We take actions that are considered and measured as we listen and empower all stake-holders to be involved in the decisions that matter to them. We appreciate that every single person involved in our school plays a crucial role in the magic weaving that is experienced at Ryarsh Primary School.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Mr Daniel Childs, Headteacher
  • Address:Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5LS
  • Telephone: (01732) 870600
  • Email: headteacher@ryarsh.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01732) 870600

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.