Teaching Assistant

Woodlands; Brook; On-site; GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000; Part time

Job summary

A community primary school in Brook is seeking a part-time Teaching Assistant to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEN/D). The role offers a nurturing environment where the candidate will engage and challenge students academically and personally. Ideal applicants will be passionate about child development and adaptable to diverse classroom settings. This temporary position is term-time only, providing an excellent opportunity to contribute to a friendly and supportive school community.

Benefits

Friendly family ethos

Supportive leadership team

Caring staff team

Delightful pupils

Qualifications

• Strong passion for providing nurturing support.
• Good understanding of how children learn.
• Prepared to work both indoors and outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Support children with SEN/D during their learning.
• Create an engaging environment for learning.
• Promote inclusive and nurturing practices.

Skills

Passionate about inclusive support

Understanding of child development

Ability to engage and challenge children

Understanding of neurodiversity

Adaptability to mixed-age classes

Job description

Overview

Brook Community Primary School - A Small School on a Big Adventure - is looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our wonderful, dedicated team.

We are looking for a part-time (days and hours negotiable) Teaching Assistant to support children with SEN/D.

This is a part-time position, term-time only, pro-rata. The hours are 8:45am until 3:15pm. The post is temporary until August 2026 but potentially could be extended depending on the changing needs of the school.

Role and qualifications

The ideal applicant will be passionate about providing inclusive, nurturing support so our pupils flourish, both academically and personally. They should have a good understanding of child development and of how children learn, and be able to enthuse, engage and challenge children in their learning journey. The applicant should understand neurodiversity and be able to effectively support children with regulation and managing their emotions.

We are looking for a TA who understands the many benefits of working in a small, rural school, for example, our family ethos, but also has a good understanding of the challenges, such as mixed-age classes.

You must be prepared to work both indoors and outdoors in order to support learners in a range of environments as we make use of our beautiful surroundings.

We can offer you

• A friendly family ethos
• A staff team who are caring and committed
• A supportive leadership team
• Delightful pupils to teach and supportive governors and parents

For further information, please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification. Our website also provides further information about our school: Brook-ashford.kent.sch.uk

Visits to the school are highly recommended. Please contact the school office on 01233 812614 or email [e-mail] to arrange a visit.

Safeguarding and Recruitment

Brook Community Primary School is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare. A copy of our current Child Protection Policy is attached.

The post is subject to checks in line with this commitment including an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check. Any spent convictions and cautions will need to be disclosed on the application form. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record / information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

Brook CP School will carry out an online search as part of their due diligence on any shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with an applicant at interview. This information will be kept on file for 6 months, in line with data protection procedures. The panel will ensure we meet our duty under the Equality Act, 2010.