Teaching Assistant

Collegiate Prep School; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a thriving independent day school as a Teaching Assistant. This role involves supporting students with additional needs, including EAL and SEND, and requires excellent interpersonal skills and an NVQ Level 3 qualification. Enjoy a pro-rata salary and various benefits while contributing to a diverse educational environment.

Benefits

Lunch during term time

Free parking on site

Defined contribution pension scheme

Staff remission on school fees

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to support students with communication and language needs.
• Willingness to work towards NVQ Level 3 qualification if not already held.

Responsibilities

• Provide supported learning for a student on an individual basis.
• Support students in years 7 to 13 with additional needs.
• Work during term time and on INSET days.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Support for EAL and SEND

Education

NVQ Level 3 in teaching and learning

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving, diverse, co-educational independent day school on the outskirts of Bristol.We are looking for a supportive and highly capable Teaching Assistant to join our Learning Support Team, with half of this role providing supported learning for a student on an individual basis, and the other half providing support to students in years 7 through to 13 with a range of additional needs (EAL and SEND). This is a fixed term role linked to EHCP funding and expected to be for a minimum of 5 academic years.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and, as well as being able to communicate effectively with external professionals and students, will be able to support a student with communication and language needs (HI) to mediate the language environment and ensure they have full access to the curriculum.

An NVQ Level 3 qualification in teaching and learning, or a willingness to work towards this, is essential.

The hours for this role will be 37.5 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday, 8am until 4pm, including a 30 minutes unpaid lunch break. These hours are to be worked during term time and on all INSET days (35 weeks per year).

You will receive a pro-rata salary of between £20,399 to £22,099 (based on £26,460 FTE to £28,665 FTE), depending on skills, experience and qualifications. This includes paid holiday based on 25 days per year, plus 8 bank holidays pro-rata.

Other benefits include lunch during term time, free parking on site, a defined contribution pension scheme and staff remission on school fees in accordance with the staff remission policy.

We are proud of our high academic standards and our innovative approach to the development of teaching and learning across the school. We value the range of opportunities we provide for our pupils outside the classroom. In our recent ISI report the school was judged excellent in all areas; raw examination results are consistently good, value-add scores are high and we have waiting lists in most year groups.

Collegiate Senior School occupies a glorious thirty-acre campus and has all of its facilities on-site. We are easily accessible from the motorway network, with approximately 800 students aged from 3 to 18.

To download an application form and apply for this position, please click on the 'quick apply' button.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 8th June 2025

Interviews are expected to take place during week commencing 9th June 2025.

Please note that the School will be closed from Monday 26th to Friday 30th May for half term. Any enquiries will be responded to after the break.

We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce. Collegiate School is proud of its diverse student body and dedicated to attracting and retaining staff who feel respected and able to give their best, ensuring a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects our community. We aim to truly represent all sections of society and applications are welcomed for all suitably qualified candidates.

Collegiate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:

- To promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible or come into contact with;

- To be supportive of and committed to the School’s policies on Child Protection;

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.