ABOUT US

The Maritime Academy is proud to be part of the TSAT family. We embrace a cognitive approach to education and our ethos values are aligned with that of the wider Trust family and our commitment to transform life chances is evident in everything that we do. This is an exciting time to join our organisation as we expand our network of schools, building upon our established ethos and values.
Maritime Academy, is a new secondary school serving the community of Medway, which opened in September 2022 and has moved to their brand new premises in September 2024.
“The school is a welcoming and inclusive environment, where ‘excellence is a habit’. It exudes a strong sense of community.” Ofsted 2025

We are recruiting additional Learning Support Assistants to join our new state of the art academy in Frindsbury, Strood. The successful candidates will be required to work with students across the Academy and on a 1:1 basis, to ensure that students’ needs do not become a barrier to learning and making progress.
Our Learning Support Assistants will be required to understand individual students’ needs and work with subject teachers so that they can develop learning programmes appropriate to the needs of those students. Support will encompass both in class and through targeted interventions, which may also involve small group work.
Experience of working with primary or secondary aged children with the ability to raise aspirations to ensure the best possible outcomes will be beneficial, as will the ability to motivate children, have a passion to make a positive outcome for the children and have high expectations of children’s emotional, social and mental health development. Excellent interpersonal skills together with good knowledge of ICT would be essential.
This role is initially offered as a fixed term contract working on a 1:1 basis with students with a high level of SEND.