Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 04 October 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2025 |
| Location: | Chatham, Kent, ME4 6RH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 819196cb-9373-4b09-b624-a414dd1e6498 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Teaching Assistant who is passionate about children’s learning, has a positive attitude and is able to fit in with our hardworking staff team to nurture, target and enable all of our children to thrive. The successful candidate will be required to set up learning areas, lead intervention groups and support children with learning needs as well as occasionally being responsible for the whole class, working in partnership with class teachers and other teaching assistants.
If you are committed to making a difference to children’s lives, want to work in a well-resourced setting and share our school values (faith, love, kindness and respect), we would love to hear from you.
The ideal candidate will have:
• previous experience working with children
• a desire and enthusiasm to make a difference to children’s lives
• high expectations of themselves and for all pupils
• good subject knowledge in reading, writing and maths to assist the teacher in delivering the lessons
• strong teamwork skills and is able to communicate effectively with staff, pupils and parents
• work in whole class and small group settings and 1:1
• Is committed to the highest standards of teaching, learning and pupil achievement.
What the school offers its staff
• Dedicated, supportive and friendly staff and governors
• Children who enjoy coming to school and are excited about their learning
• Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development and learning from highly skilled colleagues
• An attractive, well-resourced and maintained environment
• The opportunity to make a real difference to pupils within a caring school
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Teaching Assistant who is passionate about children’s learning, has a positive attitude and is able to fit in with our hardworking staff team to nurture, target and enable all of our children to thrive. The successful candidate will be required to set up learning areas, lead intervention groups and support children with learning needs as well as occasionally being responsible for the whole class, working in partnership with class teachers and other teaching assistants.
If you are committed to making a difference to children’s lives, want to work in a well-resourced setting and share our school values (faith, love, kindness and respect), we would love to hear from you.
The ideal candidate will have:
• previous experience working with children
• a desire and enthusiasm to make a difference to children’s lives
• high expectations of themselves and for all pupils
• good subject knowledge in reading, writing and maths to assist the teacher in delivering the lessons
• strong teamwork skills and is able to communicate effectively with staff, pupils and parents
• work in whole class and small group settings and 1:1
• Is committed to the highest standards of teaching, learning and pupil achievement.
What the school offers its staff
• Dedicated, supportive and friendly staff and governors
• Children who enjoy coming to school and are excited about their learning
• Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development and learning from highly skilled colleagues
• An attractive, well-resourced and maintained environment
• The opportunity to make a real difference to pupils within a caring school
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.