Job Description

Teaching Assistant Supporting specific children

Do you want to be a part of a positive and caring team who are passionate about making a difference to all children?

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

Do you believe that all children can be successful?

We wish to appoint a professional, dedicated and enthusiastic teaching assistant to support a specific child in our school for either two or three days per week on a Thursday and Friday or Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The successful candidate will be keen to join our friendly team as soon as possible and will show empathy and understanding especially when working with young children with specific needs. We are looking for someone who is creative, good fun, with a positive outlook and a good sense of humour.

Experience working with pupils with ASD would be beneficial.

As a school we are committed to staff development and well placed to be able to offer ongoing support and training as you work closely with our friendly staff team, under the guidance of the school 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 Has a good sense of humour and lots of energy Is flexible, resilient and can use initiative Is organised with good interpersonal skills Is 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 Believes passionately that all children can and will succeed
Applicants must have Maths and English GCSE Grade C or above. Previous experience of working with young children in this capacity is preferred.

8:25am -3.15pm daily, term time only with a 30 minute lunch break. Salary in accordance with the new Kent Range KSA

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

For further details or to arrange a visit please contact the office on 01892525727 or email admin@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 211 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, multi use games area 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: o Enable all children to flourish o Provide an inclusive educational setting that nurtures the potential of every child o Develop, encourage and support an enthusiastic, committed staff, open to new ideas and challenges o 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 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 admin@st-peters.kent.sch.uk

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 24,513.00 per year

Benefits:

Free parking On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 27/06/2025
Reference ID: TAJune25
Expected start date: 01/09/2025