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Teaching Vacancies; Hungerford; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off in lieu

Wellbeing day off per academic year

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in Hungerford is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our team and support young children in the early years. You will work with children aged 2 to 4, including those with additional learning needs, providing caring support within a warm and collaborative environment.

We welcome bilingual applicants and emphasise safeguarding, confidentiality, and professional development. The role offers a supportive team, wellbeing time off, and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children.
• Ability to interact and communicate with parents, children and colleagues.
• Be a confident and sensitive communicator with adults and children.
• Professional attitude and discreet confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Support children's learning in the early years (ages 2–4), including those with additional learning needs.
• Work as part of a friendly and supportive team to care for and meet the needs of children.
• Contribute to safeguarding and welfare procedures as part of the recruitment process.

Skills

Communication

Team player

Flexible

Observations

Childcare experience

Safeguarding

Bilingual welcome

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Ability to interact and communicate with parents, children, colleagues
• Be a confident and sensitive communicator with adults and children
• Sensitive, polite and friendly, positive and constructive
• Approachable, reliable and conscientious
• Flexible approach to tasks
• Reflective and enjoys learning
• Have the ability to ensure the high quality care and education
• Ability to make observations, analyse learning and plan appropriate next steps for children in play
• Experience of working with children
• Actively enjoys working with children and has empathy, is sympathetic to their needs
• Experience of interacting and communicating with parents, children, colleagues
• Demonstrable and relevant experience within an early years/school based setting.
• Have a professional attitude and manner
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Resilient, honest, and flexible
• Professionally discreet and able to respect confidentiality

What the school offers its staff

• A supportive team
• Opportunities for professional development
• Option for time off in lieu for additional days worked
• A paid wellbeing day off per academic year

Further details about the role

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our team of dedicated professionals.

Do you have a passion to support children's learning in the early years? If so then this could be the ideal role for you!

Working as part of a friendly and supportive team, you will be caring for and meeting the needs of children aged 2 to 4 years, including children who have additional learning needs.

We have a diverse school community and therefore welcome all applications including those from bilingual candidates with spoken ability in European or South Asian languages.

Closing Date: 18th September 2026

Interviews: As soon as possible

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.