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Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Godinton Primary School, Ashford

  • Ref:KCC886-2625-80S
  • Posted:17/10/2019
  • Pay:Kent Range 3
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:08/11/2019 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Week Commencing 11th November

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Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity in a friendly and supportive school environment?

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to our hard working support team on a fixed term contract until 31 August 2020. You will be providing support to groups of children within an Early Years classroom as well as 1:1 support for an individual child. We operate a team around the child approach to supporting our most vulnerable pupils and you will be part of that team. An awareness of how to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs as well as Autistic Spectrum Condition through nurture and high expectations would be beneficial.

Successful candidates will need to have good personal organisation skills as well as the ability to use your own initiative and to work efficiently as part of a team to support our kind, happy and hard working children. Candidates should have a good level of English and Maths skills in order to provide effective support across a range of subjects. In addition to this, we are looking for someone with a positive outlook and a willingness to work responsively to pupil needs and their requirements. Candidates should have a good understanding of how to support and develop both the academic, social and emotional well-being of our pupils and a willingness to undertake training if needed. An understanding of school safeguarding and SEND policies along with the need for confidentiality would also be beneficial.

The attached job description provides further details

Ideally we are looking for a candidate with a Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, however, we will also consider candidates with recent experience of working with children in a voluntary or paid capacity.  

This post is due to start as soon as the right candidate is able to and is fixed term until 31 August 2020 from the agreed start date. The hours of work are 26.25 per week, term time only working between 8:45am to 3pm with 1 hour for lunch (unpaid). 

In return we can offer you a supportive and caring team of teachers, support staff and governors, led by a strong and visionary team of school leaders.

The closing date for applications is Friday 8th November with interviews taking place week commencing 11th November. However, we will consider early applications and would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Visits to our school are positively encouraged. For an informal chat about the position and more information on visits please telephone Miss Jill Talbot (Head teacher) or Sarah Stein (Assistant Head SENCO) on 01233 621616 or email clairewilliams@godinton.kent.sch.uk  The school is closed for a two week half term break.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure, satisfactory references and pre-employment health screening

 

Information about the school

Welcome to Godinton Primary School.

When you step inside our school, you will find an exciting environment of creativity and discovery, where children’s natural curiosity is stimulated and their capacity to learn is nurtured. We are very proud of our ethos, which provides a supportive, family atmosphere with an emphasis on ensuring that our children are happy and confident individuals who love coming to school.

At Godinton Primary School, our team works hard to provide every child with a well-rounded education, enabling them to reach their full potential and succeed wherever their strengths and skills may lie. We strive for academic excellence in our pupils but believe that this should be delivered alongside an enriching and creative curriculum.

We enjoy stand-alone Academy status and have been graded as GOOD by Ofsted at our last inspection (Feb 2024).

Tucked safely away on the Godinton Park Estate, its only when you step within the school gate that you can fully appreciate the school’s privileged outside space.

Our school grounds are both extensive and beautiful, stretching around the entire building and providing a wonderful natural backdrop. Children at Godinton benefit from vast playing fields, adventure play areas, two playgrounds and a thriving wildlife garden and environmental area. A broad area of woodland, also within the grounds, provides an inspiring space for curriculum enrichment, as a stimulus for poetry or creative writing or as the location for scientific nature trails.

We look forward to welcoming you to our school, where you can see for yourself what a special place Godinton Primary School is.

Miss Jill Talbot

Headteacher

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Claire Williams (School Business Manager)
  • Address:Godinton Primary School, Lockholt Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3JR
  • Telephone: 01233 621616
  • Email: clairewilliams@godinton.kent.sch.uk

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.