Full job descriptionTeaching Assistant
Location: Rainham, Kent
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Contract Term: Part Time
Salary: £17,511.08 Annually (FTE) (£17, 511.08 actual per annum based on 30 hours over 39 weeks per year)
Hours Per Week: 30
Fixed Term End Date: Wednesday, 21st July 2027
Closing Date: Midnight, Thursday, 19th November 2026
Start Date: Monday, 7th December 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.
You will be working within their specialist resource provision, supporting children with complex SEND needs.
Throughout the day, you will help prepare the learning environments to meet the needs of the children within the provision.
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 listening to children read, reading to them, or telling them stories.
About You:
*Experience at working with and supporting children with complex SEND needs is essential.
*Trustworthy, enthusiastic, energetic, well-organised, and self-motivated and a passionate individual dedicated to ensuring all children are supported to achieve their best.
*With excellent communication skills and have the ability to build strong and appropriate relationships with children and parents / carers.
*You must possess outstanding numeracy and literacy skills and have a genuine passion for making learning engaging and irresistible for children. Adaptability to support the individual needs of each child is crucial.
*Maintaining confidentiality and demonstrating a high level of professionalism are also key requirements.
*Experience working with children with complex SEND needs.
About Our Client
They are proud to offer:
*Working for a Trust focused only on Primary education, committed to staff professional learning and development.
*An ambitious school management team and dedicated, professional and determined staff.
*Highly motivated, happy children, keen to learn and develop.
*A strong commitment to staff wellbeing across the Trust and school.
*Excellent resources and vibrant teaching spaces.
Potential candidates are invited to contact the school to arrange a visit. This does not form part of the recruitment process.
Next Steps
When you have enough information to apply, please complete all sections of the application form via MyNewTerm – you will be redirected on clicking apply. CVs will not be accepted.
All applicants will be emailed with the shortlisting decisions. References for shortlisted candidates may be requested before interviews.
If a suitable candidate is identified, interviews for this position may be conducted earlier than the stated closing date. Therefore, our client encourages interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will ensure consideration for the position and increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. They appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.
Safer Recruitment, Inclusive and Diversity
Our client is committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff members and volunteers to share this commitment.
They will ensure that all their recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance, health clearance, social media checks, a probationary period and satisfactory references.
They strive to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where everyone feels able to be themselves and to experience a strong sense of belonging.
They wholeheartedly support the principle of equality and diversity in employment. It opposes all forms of unfair or unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or ***. They encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds from as wide a range as possible, and they seek to develop a community of staff that accurately represents society as a whole.
All applications for employment with our client will be considered against the criteria outlined in the person specification for the position advertised.