Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Actual salary £18,721 per annum (£24,404 full time equivalent) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Maidstone, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Leigh Academies Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 008519 |
Summary
Leigh Academy Oaks is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our supportive, collaborative team. As a key member of our teaching support team, you’ll play a vital role in helping our students succeed and providing essential support to our teachers.
We are proud to be an outstanding school, and we are seeking a dedicated TA who can build strong relationships with both staff and students, contributing to a positive learning environment. You’ll support children across the primary age range, offering help to students who may need extra confidence or have additional needs, through both classroom and small group/1:1 interventions.
Our successful candidate will be:
Enthusiastic, adaptable, and able to work both independently and as part of a team
Experienced in motivating and supporting children, including working with individuals and small groups
Compassionate, with a strong desire to help children achieve their best and experience in working with children with additional needs or low confidence
Holding a Level 3 NVQ (or equivalent) with previous experience in a primary school setting
Join our team because:
We care - about our pupils through our human scale approach to education, our staff and their well-being and the communities that we serve, driven by our high ideals and strong moral values.
We have boundless ambition - to achieve excellence for all and create confident young adults with high levels of resilience and integrity.
We work together - as one team in the belief that we are greater than the sum of our parts. We foster an enterprising culture through collaboration and in close partnership with industry and other educators.
We keep getting better - using our ‘can-do’ attitude towards continuous improvement and innovation.
Ready to make a difference? Apply today and become part of a team that’s shaping the future!
This is a permanent role offering an actual salary of £18,721 per annum (£24,404 full time equivalent) based on 33 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.
Do you know a great Teaching Assistant who would like to hear about opportunities with Leigh Academies Trust? If so, make a referral today for the chance to receive £100 as a 'thank you'. Simply complete the referral form by clicking here. T&C's apply.
We are proud to be an outstanding school, and we are seeking a dedicated TA who can build strong relationships with both staff and students, contributing to a positive learning environment. You’ll support children across the primary age range, offering help to students who may need extra confidence or have additional needs, through both classroom and small group/1:1 interventions.
Our successful candidate will be:
Enthusiastic, adaptable, and able to work both independently and as part of a team
Experienced in motivating and supporting children, including working with individuals and small groups
Compassionate, with a strong desire to help children achieve their best and experience in working with children with additional needs or low confidence
Holding a Level 3 NVQ (or equivalent) with previous experience in a primary school setting
Join our team because:
We care - about our pupils through our human scale approach to education, our staff and their well-being and the communities that we serve, driven by our high ideals and strong moral values.
We have boundless ambition - to achieve excellence for all and create confident young adults with high levels of resilience and integrity.
We work together - as one team in the belief that we are greater than the sum of our parts. We foster an enterprising culture through collaboration and in close partnership with industry and other educators.
We keep getting better - using our ‘can-do’ attitude towards continuous improvement and innovation.
Ready to make a difference? Apply today and become part of a team that’s shaping the future!
This is a permanent role offering an actual salary of £18,721 per annum (£24,404 full time equivalent) based on 33 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.
Do you know a great Teaching Assistant who would like to hear about opportunities with Leigh Academies Trust? If so, make a referral today for the chance to receive £100 as a 'thank you'. Simply complete the referral form by clicking here. T&C's apply.