Teaching Assistant

Monday - Fridays: 32.5 hours per week, term time plus 5 INSET days.

£24,796 pro rata (scale points 3-4, point 3).  The wage is the FTE amount, therefore the successful candidate will be paid on a pro-rated for hours and weeks worked.

Kensworth CE Academy is a friendly, vibrant village school with pupils ranging from 3 – 11 years.  We have a strong ethos of inclusion, encouraging all our children to be confident and caring of themselves and those around them.  We set high standards of respect, hard work and achievement for all adults and children and we provide a very wide variety of opportunities for the children within and beyond the curriculum. 

Kensworth CE Academy joined the Diocese of St Albans Multi Academy Trust (DSAMAT) on the 1st August 2017.  DSAMAT was founded by the Diocese of St Albans and is a Trust working with schools across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

Application deadline:  Friday 13th February 2026.   Interviews to be held as we receive applications.

We reserve the right to withdraw the advertisement if a suitable candidate is selected.

Applications should be made online via My New Term. 

To arrange a tour, and for more information on how to apply, please contact Mrs Sarah Rooney on 01582 872336 or email: office@ken.dsamat.co.uk

Kensworth CE Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Kensworth CE Academy carries out enhanced DBS checks on all staff and volunteers.

DBS

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Due to the nature of the job it will be necessary for an Enhanced DBS to be undertaken. It is essential, therefore that in making your application you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions, and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of offenders 1974 (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986.

 Applicants therefore are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment. Disclosures are handled in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be accessed from the Children & Learning Department, HR Division, or on www.disclosure.gov.uk