Teaching Assistant - Term Time

The Viking Academy Trust

Ref:KCC-F20-60-S
Posted:11/01/2022
Pay:MPS
Start Date:Immediate
App Close Date:25/01/2022 at 09:00
Interviews:TBC

Schools this job is for

Chilton Primary School

Advert

We have a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant in our Reception classes for 25 hours per week. This is a class based post, working alongisde our team of Teachers and Teaching Assistants to support our youngest children.

The post will require you to support whole class teaching, take small groups and also to support, faciliate and promote play with the children. Working with Reception is a hands on role and so we are looking for someone with initiative and a passion for early years learning.

The Reception team is an incredibly collaborative and supportive environment and training will be given however, previous experience of working within an early years setting or a primary school would be an advantage.

We are looking for someone who:

Has good communication skills with both children and adults
Has proven skills for working within a team
Can respond quickly to the changing needs of a Reception classroom
Has prior knowledge of phonics teaching
Understands how important play is for children

We can offer you:

A well resourced and well staffed school
Expert leadership of our Reception provision
A wide range of training
A welcoming and supportive staff team
Fantastic children!

The Viking Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the care and welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service records check and references.

The position available will initially be fixed term until August 2023

Information about the trust

The Viking Academy Trust is a primary only, Multi-Academy Trust consisting of three inspirational schools: Upton Junior School, Chilton Primary School and Ramsgate Arts Primary School.

Our One Childhood One Chance philosophy resonates throughout everything we do at the Viking Academy Trust.

At Viking, we make sure that our ultimate focus and core purpose remains excellent teaching and learning for every child. Our teaching is progressive and adaptive and we strive for the best outcomes for all. We invest time and training into our staff so that they can invest their skills and expertise into our children.

For children to thrive, they need to feel that they belong. Our people and our environments are warm and welcoming. Every member of our staff invests in building strong relationships with children and getting to know children well means we can focus on equity of opportunity.

This means that we can prioritise social and emotional learning along with the academic as we know that children need to learn how to be resilient, to have healthy and safe relationships and to face the world with problem solving skills.

We nurture children to become responsible citizens, ready to face the modern world and to make the most of their every potential both academically and socially. At Viking schools, we have high standards and expectations and we know how to support children to reach them.

Job Contact Information

Name:Lisa Blatchford, HR Director
Address:Upton Junior School,
Edge End Road,
Broadstairs,
Kent,
CT10 2AH
Telephone: 01843 861393
Email: hrd@vikingacademytrust.com

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