Overview
2 x Teaching Assistants required for Cliffe Woods Primary School
30 hours per week, term-time plus inset days (39 weeks per year)
Fixed-term until 31st August 2026
Salary: AAT B.2 - AAT B.4 (£17,360.39 - £17,757.57 per annum)
Required to start: As soon as possible
Cliffe Woods Primary School is looking to appoint two experienced and empathetic Teaching Assistants who bring energy, enthusiasm, and a genuine love for working with children.
Our ideal candidate will have experience supporting children with special educational needs (SEN) and a strong passion for making learning both accessible and enjoyable.
As Teaching Assistant, you will work under the guidance of the SENDCO and Class Teachers to enable all children to have full access to educational opportunities, and help them to overcome barriers to learning by:
* Providing targeted support for individual children, small groups and during whole class activities.
* Assisting with the planning and delivery of an inclusive and motivating curriculum.
* Contributing to the creation and maintenance of a stimulating learning environment, including the preparation of appropriate resources.
We would love to hear from you if you:
* Have experience in supporting children with SEN
* Are patient, caring, and adaptable
* Are committed to enabling every child to achieve the very best they can
* Have good communication skills and a proactive attitude
* Want to work in a supportive and caring environment
Benefits
* Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment opportunities
* Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations
* Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card
* Access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
* Access to Local Government and Teachers’ Pensions Schemes
For more information, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via MyNewTerm.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.
Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
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