About the role
St Margaret’s Junior School is a very successful school located at the heart of the community within Rainham, Kent. The school has 360 children on roll from Year 3 to Year 6. The last Ofsted inspection in 2023 graded the school “good” and our last Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) concurred by awarding the school a grading of “good” as well. Together with three other local Church schools, we are part of the Medway Anglican Schools Trust.
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Teaching Assistant with experience of supporting children, who is passionate about children’s learning, has a positive attitude and is able to fit in with our hardworking staff team to nurture, target and enable all of our children to thrive. This role is on a Fixed Term Contract basis to cover a maternity leave.
If you are well qualified, enthusiastic and passionate about helping all children, supporting and encouraging them as they strive to achieve their goals and want to work in a well-resourced setting and share our school values (Respect, Resilience and Responsibility), we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be required to set up learning areas, lead intervention groups and support children with learning needs as well as occasionally being responsible for the whole class, working in partnership with class teachers and other teaching assistants.
The ideal candidate will have:
previous experience working with children
a desire and enthusiasm to make a difference to children’s lives
high expectations of themselves and for all pupils
good subject knowledge in reading, writing and maths to assist the teacher in delivering the lessons
strong teamwork skills and is able to communicate effectively with staff, pupils and parents
work in whole class and small group settings and 1:1
Is committed to the highest standards of teaching, learning and pupil achievement.
In return the school can offer you:
Dedicated, supportive and friendly staff and governors
Children who enjoy coming to school and are excited about their learning
Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development and learning from highly skilled colleagues
An attractive, well-resourced and maintained environment
Free places in our breakfast club and nursery
The opportunity to make a real difference to pupils within a caring school
Informal visits to the school are both welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01634 230998 to arrange an appointment for a school tour with the Headteacher, who can give you more details about what the role entails.
If you would like a snapshot view of what you can expect to find when you come for your visit please look at our school website St Margaret's Church of England Junior School - Home
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