Teaching Assistant

Voyage Education Partnership; Boughton Monchelsea; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwallis Academy is looking for a Teaching Assistant to support students with additional needs. This full-time position involves working closely with students in a rewarding environment, providing tailored assistance to help them achieve their potential. Candidates should have experience with children having learning difficulties, and the role offers a clear path towards a teaching career for those pursuing a degree.

Benefits

Excellent CPD programme

Friendly and supportive environment

Opportunities for action research

Health benefits through corporate schemes

Qualifications

• Experience working with children having additional needs is advantageous.
• Ability to demonstrate confidence and empathy in educational settings.
• Degree holders or those pursuing a degree encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Support students with additional educational needs and challenging behavior.
• Conduct one-on-one work across key stages and curriculum areas.
• Potentially provide intimate care when necessary.

Skills

Empathy

Motivation

Support for Learning

Education

Teaching Assistant Qualification

Job description

Education Phase: Secondary

Working Pattern: Full-Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 9th July 2025

Interview Date: TBC-Interview may be held prior to closing date

About us

Cornwallis Academy is a ‘Good’ school on the outskirts of Loose, Maidstone with over 1300 students on roll aged 11 to 18. Cornwallis’ aim is to provide all students with the best educational provision.

It is a fully inclusive school, enabling all students to be the best they can be by having ‘ambitions for all’. Believing all students should be given every opportunity to achieve not only academically but also personally.

In line with the Cornwallis ‘SMILE’ ethos, the aim is to motivate, inspire, excite and engage all students so that they can be successful in their learning. Placing students’ wellbeing at the heart of everything. A strong community ethos permeates, throughout the school, focusing on learning and progress as well as the whole child.

At Future Schools Trust, we are committed to building a workplace thatreflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We actively welcomeapplications from people of all backgrounds, including those who aredifferently abled, neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and minorityethnic communities, and from different religious or belief backgrounds. Wevalue the unique perspectives and experiences that individuals bring andbelieve they make our organisation stronger. If you require any reasonableadjustments during the recruitment process, we are happy to support you.

What's in it for you?

• A vibrant and exciting place to work
• A friendly and supportive environment
• An excellent CPD programme, with opportunities for action research and nationally accredited qualifications
• The support of a Trust that currently encompasses two Secondary Schools and one Primary School. Alongside Tiger Cubs, our term time only Day Nursery, for children aged 3 months to 4 years, with great benefits to education staff.
• A well-resourced department with schemes of work and resources available.
• An opportunity to join various schemes such as the Benenden corporate healthcare scheme

Cornwallis Academy is an exciting school, which is ratedGood by Ofsted in all areas, we are now expanding and looking to welcome aTeaching Assistant who will work primarily with students whom have additionaleducational needs and those who can, at times, display challenging behaviour.You will need to have the ability and confidence to motivate and encouragestudents who have learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties whilstdemonstrating empathy and an understanding of their needs.

As well as working with students in the classroomlearning environments, you will also be required to carry out one to one workwith students, across all Key Stages and curriculum areas. You may also berequired to provide intimate care to our students at times. This will be arewarding post within an extremely supportive working environment. Previousexperience of working with children with additional needs would be an advantageand a Teaching Assistant qualification is desirable.

Working at Cornwallis Academy is a great opportunity todevelop your career by building on your current success with trainingopportunities available and those that hold a degree or are working towardstheir degree we will work with you to look at a suitable programme to form yourroute into teaching if this is the career route you would like to take.

The position is 37 hours per week (Mon-Thur 08:00 –16:00pm, Fri 08:00 – 15:30pm), term time only, 38 weeks per year, on apermanent basis.

Applications will be considered as they are received andtherefore this post may be fulfilled before the closing date. Earlyapplications are encouraged.

How to Apply:

If you are excited about this opportunity and believe youare a great fit for our team, please complete our School Application Form, weare unable to accept CVs. If you would like to take a look around our fantasticfacilities and meet the staff that you could be working alongside, please [e-mail] to arrange a visit.

All successful candidates will have to meet the personspecification and will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We regret that we are unable to respond to everyapplication individually. If you do not hear from us, please understand thatyour application has not been successful on this occasion