Teaching Assistant (1:1)

Are you calm with a friendly demeanour? Do you have experience working with children with Special Educational Needs? Are you seeking to learn new skills in a supportive and vibrant environment? High Halstow Primary Academy is looking for an enthusiastic and caring individual to join their vibrant team. 

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant (1:1) to join us, starting in the new academic year. The successful candidate will need to have relevant experience in working with primary-aged children, a proven high standard of both spoken and written English, the ability to communicate effectively with children and adults is essential, together with a friendly and approachable manner. The successful candidate will be able to work using their own initiative and demonstrate effective behaviour management skills. In return, you will join a supportive environment with plenty of development opportunities within the academy and across the wider Trust.

We are looking for a candidate with:

• Creativity and passion for learning
• A thirst for knowledge, high expectations and the ability to inspire and motivate children.
• Dedication to the job and the skills to prioritise the needs of the children in their care.
• Resilience and the ability to be solution-focused

Responsibilities of the role will include:

• 1-1 support of a pupil across the curriculum
• Occasional wider classroom support
• Regular feedback with the wider team
• Preparing resources
• Lunch and playtime duty

All of the staff at High Halstow are committed to ensuring that the school keeps its friendly, caring atmosphere whilst ensuring that children develop a broad range of life skills. We want all the children to become confident, independent learners who show respect for one another and can talk articulately about their feelings and ideas. High Halstow Primary Academy is a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and we expect all candidates to be enthusiastic to develop this high-quality curriculum programme further at Marden.

This is a fixed-term contract linked to a student with special educational needs, offering an actual salary of £17,367 per annum (£23,114 full time equivalent) based on 32.5 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.

Working with us: High Halstow Primary Academy is an over-subscribed one-form entry village primary school. Pupils are hard-working and respectful and parents and carers work closely with us to ensure our pupils receive the best opportunities. 

The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme is integral to our curriculum. We aim for our pupils to become well-rounded, lifelong learners and global citizens that are ready for secondary school and beyond.

The school is fortunate to have fantastic indoor and outdoor environments to enhance the learning opportunities for the pupils. Additionally, all KS1 and KS2 pupils have access to a 1:1 device which enables staff to further adapt teaching and learning experiences. The academy is an Ofsted Graded ‘good’ school with ambitions to be outstanding. Leigh Academies Trust provides outstanding opportunities for staff to work collaboratively as well as receiving high-quality professional development at all stages of the career journey.

High Halstow Primary Academy has recently been judged as an OUTSTANDING school, to find out more and read our Ofsted report, please click here.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 20,000 students and employing 3,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.