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HNF Teaching Assistant (27 hours per week)
Type of Position:Higher Needs Funding Teaching Assistant
Subject:Primary Education
Salary:£15,094 - £15,094 Per Year
Start Date:Immediate
Closing Date:
13 November 2026
Valley Invicta Academies Trust requires an experienced Teaching Assistant to join our team at our primary school in Kings Hill. This role is to support a child with high needs on a 1:1 basis.
You will be required to work 27 hours per week (over 5 days) for 38 weeks per year.
Our school has an established specialist resource provision, where children make excellent progress and achieve highly. We are looking for a person who has the skills, and ambition to enable specific pupils to accomplish their learning and personal targets.
Working across the school, with the support of SRP and mainstream staff, the role is suited to someone with the ability to use creative thinking to support children using personalised resources to learn and become as independent as possible. This person will liaise closely with teachers and other support staff and so needs to have excellent communication skills.
The school team are very supportive and this career opportunity would offer training and a career that is aimed at developing outstanding practice.
The ideal candidate will be able to think on their feet; working both independently and as part of the team, who is looking for a role that could grow and develop over time through excellent professional development. You would need to be calm and kind, able to take initiative and work flexibly.
Essential skills
- The use of independent initiative when supporting pupils in the SRP.
- The ability to work with a team in a responsive and flexible manner, responding to the instruction and advice of the SENCo, SRP team and class teachers.
- Ability to reflect and see solutions in daily teaching, in own practice and that of the team.
- To share ideas for the adjustment of learning so that pupils with SEND know and remember more.
- To build effective trusting relationships with the whole school team and link professionally with staff.
- A willingness and interest in using CPD to further develop career.
Desirable skills
Experience of working with pupils with limited verbal communication who use alternative communication systems such as PECs or Makaton.
Qualifications
Teaching Assistant experience and qualifications are ideal, but not essential for the right candidate.
Experience/secure understanding of how to support pupils with social and emotional difficulties.
What we offer
- A friendly and inclusive team who are supportive of one another and focused on well-being.
- A part-time daily position term – time only.
- Fantastic pupils who want to learn.
- Opportunities and support for career development.
- The chance to work across schools as part of our small and friendly Academy Trust.
We warmly invite visits to our school to see how we work and to find out more about the role.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. As part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
A copy of our school's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on our website policy page and our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found here.
Click here for the full job description here and here for an application form.
Valley Invicta Academies Trust expects every employee to take responsibility for promoting a culture that values and respects difference. We welcome applications from all diverse and ethnic groups.
If you require access arrangements to complete an application form, please contact the Trust who will support you i.e. large print, coloured forms.