Teaching Assistant - Full-time / Part-time

Are you an enthusiastic individual with a keen interest in supporting pupils?
We are looking for Teaching Assistants to join our school on either a full time or part time basis.
The successful candidates will need a wide range of skills to support our children's needs and will have a genuine desire to ensure children reach their full potential and have a safe, welcoming learning experience.
We are a large, inclusive primary school, so these roles involve supporting pupils with all aspects of their education and may involve working with children with physical disabilities, SEMH needs and complex barriers to learning.
We have full time and part time vacancies avialable. Full time positions are for 30 hours per week, 6 hours a day, Monday to Friday. Part-time positions are for 15 hours per week, 3 hours on Wednesday afternoons and 6 hours a day Thursday and Friday. Please indicate on your application form which role you are interested in.
The pay scale is Kent Range 3 at £23,557 FTE which equates to approximately £16,149 per annum pro rata for the 30 hour role and approximately £8,074 for the 15 hour role.
The role is for 38 weeks per year (term time only).
We require a good standard of general education and GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above are desirable.
A formal 30 minute interview will take place with a panel comprising of members of the Leadership Team. Candidates will be required to participate in a 15-minute activity with a small group of pupils.
CVs will not be accepted. Please complete your application form in full explaining how your skills / experience make you a suitable candidate for the role.
It is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on the school website.
Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks following Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024. Interviewees will also be asked questions relating to the safeguarding of children.
We are also committed to championing staff wellbeing and all employees can access free counselling, occupational health support and supervision sessions.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for Children, two satisfactory references and right to work in the UK documentation. All new employees to the school, including those with previous local government service, shall be subject to a 6-month probationary period.
We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. We will contact you within 2 weeks after you apply to let you know if you have been successful.

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery continues to be a 'Good' school with an 'Outstanding' judgement in Personal Development, as recognised in our latest Ofsted inspection (November 2023). The inspection found that, 'pupils behave and concentrate very well in this warm and inclusive school' and that, 'the school carefully considers staff workload and well-being.'
We are a large four form entry school to the west of Margate with approximately 730 pupils. We aim to provide a caring, exciting and inclusive learning environment where every child and family really matters with a focus on raising standards alongside the development of the whole child. The school's values are Perseverance, Aspiration, Respect and Teamwork and all children are familiar with these.
We are a school with a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for Physically Disabled pupils, a KS1 and KS2 satellite class from Foreland Fields School and a further SRP for pupils with Autism.
We are a part of an established Cooperative Trust (Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust), working with Bromstone Primary School, Parkside Community Foundation Primary School and St Mildred's Primary Infant School. We work closely within our Trust to improve all aspects of our practice, including CPD and support for ECTs.
Our large site comprises of a KS2 and a KS1 building, three large playgrounds and a school field and we continue to invest heavily in our outdoor learning environment which includes an inclusive play area and sports courts.
We inspire, respect and celebrate achievement and diversity.