Teaching Assistant
Location: Northfleet, Kent, DA11
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: Full-Time (Term time only + 5 inset days / 39 weeks per year)
Hours: 35 per week, 8.30 am to 3.30 pm
Salary: £19,428.00 - £20,756.00 Annually (Actual) - Full Time Equivalent £27,716
Closing Date: 11:59pm, 6th Feb 2026
The Role
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work with our client's teaching and other support staff to mentor, support and inspire their pupils with curriculum and non-curriculum based learning.
Throughout the day, you will help prepare the classroom and learning spaces, create displays and exhibitions of the children's work, and prepare for different activities.
You will support pupils who need extra support to complete tasks or have difficulty engaging with schoolwork. You will also watch for challenging behaviour and help pupils promote positive behaviour while offering emotional support to help pupils in their emotional and social development, and you will inform other staff about any issues.
You will be vital part of the team in helping them become independent learners, stay focused and engaged in the tasks and lessons set by the teacher, help explain different tasks and activities, assist with a wide range of classroom and school-based activities, and provide 1:1 and group support to pupils.
This may include...