Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Folkestonegirls; Sheerness; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational provider in Sheerness is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support the emotional and academic development of students. The role emphasizes collaboration, empathy, and commitment to child protection. Candidates should possess a positive attitude and a passion for fostering students' well-being and resilience.

Qualifications

• Must be child-centred in thinking and actions.
• Have high expectations of all young people.
• Commitment to child protection and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and support learning in both classroom and enrichment settings.
• Play a positive role in a high-performing team.
• Support students' well-being, resilience, and self-belief.

Skills

Positivity

Communication skills

Empathy

Emotional intelligence

Creativity

Job description

Teaching Assistant

Advert

We are delighted that Alternative Learning Trust, have two newly established provisions in the Isle of Sheppey. We are operating two schools within one site community and are so excited about the wealth of experience and expertise in the building to serve our community effectively.

Estuary Academy Island is our Alternative provision which initially opened in September 2024 to provide education for up to 115 students. It offers a broad and balanced learning journey for students in Years 7 – 11 with a broad range of vocational qualifications available as well as traditional GCSEs in core subjects. Our aim is to provide pathways which lead to exciting onward opportunities in education or workplaces.

Nore Academy then opened its doors early in 2025 catering for young people aged 11-16 with a primary need of SEMH and other related areas of SEN such as ASC and communication difficulties. The first phase of opening, which is ongoing, will see approximately 48 pupils join across KS3 and 4 and then up to 72 by September 2025, many of whom may have been out of school for some time and desperately need support from ambitious, driven teaching and support staff who care deeply about pupils’ emotional as well as academic development.

We strive to ensure that all of our students receive additional opportunities in school to become responsible, respectful and active citizens who can play their part and become actively involved in public life as adults. We pride ourselves in our collaborative work with our local communities and we aim to establish this quickly in Sheppey and are very excited about providing a long-awaited, invaluable continuum of educational provision for the Island community.

As the school grows and develops there will be opportunity for roles to develop accordingly in order for us to meet the evolving needs of the school.

This is a term time only - permanent position with a National NJC pay grade Sc4 scale point 7-10, £25,584 – £26,835 (pro rata £22,006 - £23,083) depending depending on experience

The ideal candidate will:

• Have relentless positivity and can-do attitude.
• Be able to inspire and support learning both in a classroom setting but also through a range of enrichment opportunities.
• Be able to play a positive part in a high performing team.
• Great communication skills
• Have high levels of patience, empathy and emotional intelligence.
• Have an awareness of SEMH needs and value the power of education to support these.
• Have high expectations of all young people.
• Be wholly child centred in their thinking and actions.
• Be committed to child protection and take a personal and collective responsibility for all aspects of safeguarding.
• Have a creative and flexible approach to working with young people.
• Have a desire to support the well-being, resilience, and self-belief of our students.

Checks

We will conduct online searches on shortlisted candidates for information that is publicly available.

This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical screening and confirmation of qualifications and references.

Further questions

If you have any further questions, please contact Lucy Veronese (HR Officer) [e-mail]

We have the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.