Teaching Assistant - 8.30 to 15.20 Monday to Friday - Term Time

Cage Green Primary School, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-2114-105S
• Posted:16/01/2020
• Pay:Kent Range 3 £17,365 to £17,411 prorata
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:31/01/2020 at 09:00
• Interviews:February 2020

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Our lively, friendly school is looking for a proactive, outgoing individual to join our dedicated team of education providers.  Cage Green is a school on a journey.  It’s an exciting time to work here, surrounded by enthusiastic, skilled professionals who are striving to make sure that all children achieve their very best. 

We are looking to recruit a teaching assistant initially to work with Year Six.  The role will include teaching targetted groups of children, supporting the class teacher with day to day learning and working proactively as part of a team to ensure that each child meets their potential.

Prior experience as a teaching assistant is desirable, but not essential for a person who is keen to learn with a positive attitude. It is also desirable that the applicant should be willing to provide class cover, (for additional pay) but training will be provided to ensure the necessary skills. 

 The successful applicant should:

 Have good mathematics and English skills

• Have good behaviour management skills
• Be able to communicate well with children, parents and colleagues
• Be willing to learn and develop skills to support children’s learning
• Be flexible and understand that plans change
• Pro-actively seek out teachers to talk over lesson plans
• Be able to source equipment for planned and ad-hoc lessons
• Have a sound knowledge and understanding of the safe guarding of children
• Be forward thinking and proactive
• Have a good sense of humour and be ready to dress up for various events including world book day

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.

Curriculum Vitae are NOT accepted as an alternative to a completed Application Form, if you have not been invited to an interview within two weeks of the closing date please consider your application was unsuccessful.  Feedback is not given to unsuccessful applicants.

Information about the school

Cage Green Primary School is a small, happy primary school in north Tonbridge with 210 pupils from Reception to Year Six, including a resourced provision for children with autistic spectrum conditions.

Our recent Ofsted inspection identified the following outcomes: Behaviour and Attitudes: Outstanding Personal Development: Outstanding Leadership and Management: Outstanding Quality of Education: Good Early Years: Good

Cage Green is an inclusive school and we place great importance on the need to ensure that all our pupils are included equally in opportunities for learning. The school's ethos and the values we practise and promote aim to secure equal opportunities for all the pupils at Cage Green whatever their age, gender, ethnicity, attainment and background. As a learning community all the staff work hard and are fully committed to securing the best provision for our pupils and the different groups that they may represent. Our school and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Joanna Styles
• Address:Cage Green Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4PT
• Telephone: 01732354325
• Email: jsinger@CSAT.org.uk

Fax: 01732 369468