Apprentice Teaching Assistant - Part-time

Kennington CE Academy, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-2052-113S
• Posted:13/02/2019
• Pay:£136.50 per week, £3.90 per hour
• Start Date:Mar 2019
• App Close Date:28/02/2019 at 17:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

Kennington CE Academy is looking for an apprentice teaching assistant to join their friendly team.

The position will be class-based and the successful candidate would learn how to support children within a classroom setting as well as working well as part of a team.  There will also be some lunchtime supervision.  The position will include:

Supporting individuals and groups in whole class activities and helping children who may have misconceptions with their learning

Working in liaison with teachers to support the emotional, social and behavioural needs of children

Preparation of learning resources in liaison with teachers

Assisting in the creation of effective displays.

All candidates should have a good standard of spoken and written English and mathematics. They should be good and effective communicators with children and adults, friendly and approachable, flexible and adaptable, with good time management skills.

If you’re friendly, ambitious and keen to learn then we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

This is a busy role which will give you great experience in the classroom.  Tasks will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Supporting children’s learning on a 1:1 basis as well as a group
• Assisting with general administration tasks, including photocopying and preparation of class materials.
• Work with the class teacher and classroom assistants.

Wage

£136.50 per week, £3.90 per hour

Hours

35 working hours per week / 44 weeks of the year

Monday – Friday 08:30 – 16:30 (includes a one hour, unpaid lunch break each day)

For all enquiries regarding this vacancy please contact KT& A direct:

KT&A Head Office
Unit A-B London Road Trading Estate
London Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 1SX
Tel: 0800 731 4297
Email: KT&A@kent.gov.uk

Information about the school

Kennington CE Academy is 3 form entry (12 classes) for Key stage 2 of 360 pupils, situated in North Ashford and serving a mixed community of children who are enthusiastic about learning and their school.

We have strong relationships with our feeder Infant school, Downs View and The Towers, our nearest high school. Our church school status has led us to develop close links with the local parish church. We are sponsored by Aquila, the Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust (www.aquilatrust.co.uk)

Kennington CE Academy is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, online recruitment checks and overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Please visit our website at www.kenningtonacademy.co.uk for further information.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Karen Godsell
• Address:Upper Vicarage Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AG
• Telephone: (01233) 623744
• Email: headteacher@kennington.school