Teaching Assistant - Full-time/Part-time

Job Description

Pay: Kent Range4 Start Date: Immediate St Augustines Catholic PrimarySchool is looking to appoint two term-time Teaching Assistants who arehighly skilled and enthusiastic to provide support in class and include supplycover in classes as required by theschool. Experience of working with childrenwho require a highly differentiated curriculum, support with memory andauditory processing, gross and fine motor skills programmes, social skills andemotional guidance is beneficial but not essential. All teachingassistantsprovide half an hour lunch cover daily. One post is for three days and one fivedays. Please note that this may be flexible. Additionally one post would besupporting a pupil with complex and challenging behaviour. Daily hours: 8.55am to 3.25pm withhalfan hour lunch break. Immediate start if possible. You must have a good standard ofEnglish and Maths and be able to communicate effectively with adults andchildren. You will be expected to use your initiative and to contribute yourideas. We are looking forsomeone who enjoys working with children; works wellas part of a team and has a good sense of humour! Applicants do not need to bepracticing Catholics but will need to support the Catholic aims and ethos ofthe school. If you would like to find out moreaboutour school please contact the school office for an informal visit on or visit our website. Please note that the school willonly contact you again if you have been selected for an interview. Interviewswill be held in December via a zoom link. The school andall its personnelare committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and youngpeople. The post is subject to an enhanceddisclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and ISARegistration, plus verification of the right to workin the UK. Closing Date: 07/01/2022 at 12:00Interviews: January Information about the schoolSt AugustinesCatholic Primary School has strong links with ourthree feeder parishes, has enthusiastic and motivated children from a widecatchment area and diversebackgrounds, and a friendly and supportive staff.The curriculum is creative and well resourced. The school is close to the towncentre and set in pleasant grounds. September saw the school receive a goodfrom Ofsted. The school is part of the Kent Catholic SchoolsPartnership and islinked to St Margaret Clitherow Primary School in Tonbridge, St Thomas Primary Schoolin Sevenoaks with a shared Executive Academy Principal, Mrs Katharine Sextonand Area Business Manager, Mrs Maria Sherring. St Augustines Catholic PrimarySchoolis committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children andyoung people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.All applicants will be asked for two references and be subject to a full DBScheck plus verification of the rightto work in the UK. We are committed to safeguardingand promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this postis subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975(Amendment) (England and Wales) Order2020 and thereforethis post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Applicationto the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). KTJ1