Teaching Assistant

Charters School; Ascot; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Charters School in Ascot is seeking a motivated Teaching Assistant to join our large, supportive team. You will work closely with classroom teachers to support learning opportunities across the school and help students reach their potential.

Responsibilities include delivering literacy, numeracy and social–emotional sessions, providing clear explanations, and encouraging independent learning. The role may involve personal care; training is provided.

Qualifications

• Strong communication to support independent learning.
• Encouragement and clear explanations to help students reach their potential.
• Experience with small group interventions across literacy, numeracy, and social & emotional skills.
• Willingness to provide personal care if required; full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with classroom teachers to support learning opportunities across the school.
• Deliver literacy, numeracy, and social–emotional sessions.
• Demonstrate strong communication to support students’ independent learning.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Support independent learning

Clear explanations

Job description

Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference to the lives of our young people?

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant to join our large and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the learning and development of our students by working closely with classroom teachers to support educational opportunities across the school.

The successful candidate will:

Demonstrate strong communication skills to support students’ independent learning.

Offer encouragement and clear explanations to help young people reach their potential.

Support small group interventions:

• Literacy: Implementing phonics catch-up, reading fluency, and structured writing frameworks.
• Numeracy: De-mystifying maths by building "number sense" and foundational problem-solving skills.
• Social & Emotional Skills: Facilitating sessions that promote confidence, social communication, and resilience.

The role could include providing personal care for the student. Please indicate in your application if this is something you would be happy to do. Full training would be provided.

Working hours 5.5 per day, 8:30am-3:00pm, including two 30-minute breaks

We would prefer candidates able to work 5 days per week; however, 4 days may be considered for the right candidate. Salary will be calculated pro‑ra for fewer than 5 days.

We offer a competitive salary, access to a contributory local government pension scheme and other staff benefits. Colleagues benefit from a commitment to staff well-being and are provided with several schemes to support them maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. We have a priority admission policy for children of staff working at the school.