We are looking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support at Saint George’s CE School (Primary Phase). As Teaching Assistant, your supportive role will enable children and their families to access good educational provision as soon as they join our school.

Our ideal candidate will be a qualified Teaching Assistant (or willing to work towards a qualification), with experience supporting children in a school setting. You will enjoy helping young people thrive, making learning accessible, engaging and enjoyable.

We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative school and pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring student progress through high quality teaching and learning provision for all. The successful applicant will share these values and play an active part in delivering on this commitment.

This position is 35 hours per week, consisting of 32.5 hours per week Teaching Assistant and 2.5 hours per week Midday Meals supervision.

We would love to hear from you if you:

•   Want to be involved in shaping and developing outstanding learning experiences to enable all children to thrive
•   Want to work in a supportive and caring environment
•   Are committed to enabling every pupil to achieve the very best they can.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Why work for Aletheia Academies Trust? Some of our Trust benefits include: 

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship 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. 
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations each year

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