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1:1 Teaching Assistant - Full-time

St Peter's CEP School, Tunbridge Wells

  • Ref:KCC886-3053-138S
  • Posted:14/09/2021
  • Pay:Kent Range 3
  • Start Date:October 2021
  • App Close Date:30/09/2021 at 10:00
  • Interviews:Wk beginning 4th October 2021

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Are you able to support, motivate and inspire children to achieve their potential in the classroom?

 

We wish to appoint a professional, dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support a child with specific educational needs, supporting them to access learning and develop social skills.  The successful candidate will be working in our Year 4 classroom  and will be well-supported by school staff including the SENCO.

 

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has a genuine, professional interest to provide quality teaching to children and is highly motivated by the desire to support them in reaching their full potential
  • Is flexible, resilient and can use initiative
  • Is organised with good interpersonal skills
  • Able to foster and maintain positive relationships with pupils, colleagues and parents / carers
  • Is caring, kind and friendly to all
  • Determined to make a difference

 

Applicants must have Maths and English GCSE Grade C or above.  Previous experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs will be a distinct advantage.

 

The post is for 21.25 hours a week (9.15am – 11.45am, 12.45pm – 2.30pm Monday - Friday), term time only.  Salary in accordance with Kent Range 3.

 

Applications should be made through the www.kent-teach.com website.  

For further details about the post, please contact Vicky Jenner, SENCO at vjenner@st-peters.kent.sch.uk

 

St Peter’s CEP School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure application to the Criminal Records Bureau and check against the ISA-barred list for children.

 

Information about the school

St Peter's CE Primary School is a happy, successful and over subscribed school with 210 children on roll. Our school is set in a beautiful part of Tunbridge Wells. Although it is possible to easily walk into the centre of Tunbridge Wells from our school, we are set on the edge of the town in the Hawkenbury Village area. Our children live locally to our school with many walking from the surrounding roads.

We have a wonderful site, with far reaching views, forest school, a field and a beautiful new building which was completed in 2021.

Values of Courage, Compassion and Respect are central to our school ethos. People who visit our school often comment on the welcome they receive from pupils and staff alike.

Our school vision shapes who we are as a community:

Built upon courage, compassion and respect, excellence in learning and ambition in teaching, our school lights the way to a world of possibilities.

With relationships at our core, we nurture every individual. Each unique contribution is valued.

All flourish, making a difference as global citizens and as a beacon in our local community.

To achieve our vision, St Peter’s aims to: • Enable all children to flourish • Provide an inclusive educational setting that nurtures the potential of every child • Develop, encourage and support an enthusiastic, committed staff, open to new ideas and challenges • Be a vibrant hub for the local community with strong links to the church

Our inclusive curriculum has been carefully designed to provide all children with a broad and balanced education, through which our pupils are given a wide variety of opportunities and experiences to grow and develop academically, physically, socially, morally and spiritually. This is complemented by a wide range of extra-curricular activities including sports, arts, music and well-being to support the children to flourish.

More information about our curriculum and wider offer can be found on our school website. The school newsletters are a good place to find out more about who we are as a school and the things we do. (These can be found on our website.)

If you would like to find out more about our school and the role we are currently looking to recruit, then please do call us and come for a tour. We welcome everyone who genuinely feels this could be the role they have been looking for!

As a school we are committed to safeguarding and follow safer recruitment practices. There is more information about our safeguarding polices accessible on our website.

We are looking for someone to start with us as soon as possible and therefore may interview suitable candidates before the advertised closing date.

More information about our school can be found by visiting the school website: https://www.st-peters.kent.sch.uk/ or by emailing sbankes@st-peters.kent.sch.uk

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Mrs Joanna Langton
  • Address:Hawkenbury Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN25BW
  • Telephone: 01892525727
  • Email: admin@st-peters.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.