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Teaching Assistant - Full-time/Part-time

Oaklands School, Chatham

  • Ref:KCC887-2433-113S
  • Posted:27/09/2021
  • Pay:Medway NJC Pay Scale D2 30 hours a week
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:04/10/2021 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Week commencing 4 October 2021

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We are looking for two enthusiastic and experienced teaching assistants to join our Oaklands School Team.  This is a role which will see the successful applicant supporting some of our children who require additional support and mentoring.  Initially, you will work closely with either the EYFS, Key Stage 1 or Upper Key Stage 2 team to ensure that their eductaion and wellbeing both thrive.

Are you committed to supporting children’s learning? Do you enjoy making learning fun and engaging? Are you approachable and kind? Would you like to work as part of a close knit team, with fantastic and well-motivated children?

This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for…

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and flexible Teaching Assistant to support our children, with the flexibility to work across the school. The successful candidate must have a good standard of English (written and spoken) and Maths to enable them to model and support our children appropriately, as well as excellent interpersonal skills. Experience working with children is essential.

Visits to the school are essential so you can be sure this is the school community for you. 

Information about the school

Oaklands School is a Good school with results which are at or above national averages. We are a two form entry primary school situated in Walderslade. We also have a Children and Family Hub and Wellbeing Centre on site and so support our community from antenatal all the way to Year 6.

The school is set in extensive grounds and is well resourced, including our own swimming pool offering swimming from Year R through to Year 6, a Forest School, our very own Farm, training kitchen, Art & Design Room, Radio Station, Running Track other superb opportunities for outside learning.

We offer wrap around care including breakfast and after school facilities to support working families. At Oaklands there is a very strong sense of being a team with dedicated staff whose aim is to offer our children a first class education.

At Oaklands we are committed to safeguarding and so there will be a range of checks which we will carry out with you including taking two professional references before interview; requesting a self-disclosure criminal record history and then several pre-employment checks for the successful candidate.

We are part of the Westbrook Trust and enjoy the support and freedoms of being in a family of supportive schools who all share common values and ethos.

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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.