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Teaching Assistant in Year 5/6 Class - Part-time

Stelling Minnis CEP School, Canterbury

  • Ref:KCC886-3158-55S
  • Posted:06/11/2019
  • Pay:Kent Range 3
  • Start Date:December 2019
  • App Close Date:29/11/2019 at 09:00
  • Interviews:3.12.19

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Teaching Assistant (and Midday Supervisor) required from December 2019.

We are looking for an experienced and capable Teaching Assistant, who can work in our mixed age Year 5/6 class.  They are required to have experience of engaging children of this age, and moving them on in their thinking and learning, plus an ability to deliver invervention programmes.   The applicant should have English and Maths GCSEs or equivalent, as a minimum, and have good verbal and written skills. They should be willing to assist the class teacher in all areas of learning, and be confident with explaining the Year 6 Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar, and Maths Curriculums to pupils.  This will be tested at interview.

The person will be required to work 2 days,  Thursday and Friday 8.45 am to 3.20pm term time only, in this role.

They will also be required to work lunchtimes as a mid-day supervisor which will be paid at Kent Range 2. 

As part of the school's commitment to children's safeguarding and safer recruitment practices, the appointee will be subject to a full DBS check.

We can offer a supportive team of staff, and further training as necessary.  The school is committed to developing its staff.

This post will be for one year initially.

Please apply via this website, explaining how you meet the criteria above in the application. Contact with school prior to making an application is welcome.

Information about the school

We are a small rural primary school, set between the villages of Bossingham and Stelling Minnis, six miles south of Canterbury and 12 miles from Folkestone. Our history dates back to 1784 and we are one of the oldest schools in Kent. We are a Good school (Ofsted) and were judged Outstanding as a Church School (Diocesan Inspection). We have a strong Christian ethos throughout the school, a supportive and active Friends Association, and a strong team of hard working and dedicated teachers, support staff and governors. We have delightful, enthusiastic children who are eager to learn. You are invited to become part of our team.

For more information please check out our website: www.stelling-minnis.kent.sch.uk

Job Contact Information

Fax: (01227) 709900

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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.