Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Folkestonegirls; Rochester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job description

Marden Primary Academy has an exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our highly collaborative and supportive team in September 2025. Our teaching support team is pivotal to our success in the classroom and supporting children to reach their full potential.

Our successful candidate will be:

1. Enthusiastic, energetic and adaptable
2. Caring
3. Capable of working independently and in a team
4. Able to motivate and support pupils individually or in small groups
5. Experienced in working with children or in a primary school setting

Join our team because:

1. We care- about our pupils through our human scale approach to education, our staff and their well-being, and the communities that we serve, driven by our high ideals and strong moral values.
2. We have boundless ambition- to achieve excellence for all and create confident young adults with high levels of resilience and integrity.
3. We work together- as one team in the belief that we are greater than the sum of our parts. We foster an enterprising culture through collaboration and in close partnership with industry and other educators.
4. We keep getting better- using our ‘can-do’ attitude towards continuous improvement and innovation.

All staff at Marden are committed to maintaining a friendly, caring atmosphere while ensuring children develop a broad range of life skills. We aim for all children to become confident, independent learners who respect one another and can articulate their feelings and ideas.

This is a permanent role with an actual salary of £17,728 per annum (£24,404 full-time equivalent), based on 31.25 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.

Referral Opportunity

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