Teaching Assistant

East Brent Church of England First School; Highbridge; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction & CPD

Leisure centre discount

Cycle to work

Staff helpline & counselling

MAT opportunities

Job summary

East Brent Church of England First School is seeking a Teaching Assistant on a fixed-term basis to 31 August 2027, supporting pupils’ learning, safety and inclusion, and assisting teachers with classroom activities.

The role is 32.5 hours per week during term time (Monday to Friday), including 2.5 hours as a Midday Supervisor. An enhanced DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK are required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils and support safety and access to learning, playtimes and school activities
• Help implement individual learning and behaviour plans, build constructive relationships, promote inclusion and encourage pupils’ independence and participation
• Give pupils feedback on progress and achievement under teacher guidance
• Prepare and maintain an orderly, supportive learning environment and display pupils’ work
• Support teachers with learning strategies and activity planning, and monitor and record pupils’ responses and progress
• Provide teachers with regular information about pupils’ achievement, progress and difficulties
• Promote positive behaviour, address conflict and incidents in line with school policy, and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour
• Deliver agreed learning activities, interventions and programmes, adapting them to pupils’ responses and recording and reporting progress
• Support ICT use in learning, including specific programmes such as Clicker 7, and prepare and help pupils use learning resources
• Support curriculum enrichment and off-site visits, helping prepare activities and keeping pupils safe and engaged; supervise groups under a teacher’s direction
• Follow school policies on child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, and report concerns; support equal access and the school’s ethos
• Work with other professionals, attend relevant meetings and training, and supervise pupils before and after school and at lunchtime

Job description

This is a fixed-term Teaching Assistant post at East Brent Church of England First School, running to 31 August 2027. The work supports pupils’ learning, safety and inclusion, and assists teachers with classroom activities, behaviour and progress. It combines classroom and playtime duties with 2.5 hours as a Midday Supervisor, working 32.5 hours a week during term time, Monday to Friday. An enhanced DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK are required; visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Supervise pupils and support their safety and access to learning, playtimes and school activities
• Help implement individual learning and behaviour plans, build constructive relationships, promote inclusion and encourage pupils’ independence and participation
• Give pupils feedback on progress and achievement under teacher guidance
• Prepare and maintain an orderly, supportive learning environment and display pupils’ work
• Support teachers with learning strategies and activity planning, and monitor and record pupils’ responses and progress
• Provide teachers with regular information about pupils’ achievement, progress and difficulties
• Promote positive behaviour, address conflict and incidents in line with school policy, and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour
• Deliver agreed learning activities, interventions and programmes, adapting them to pupils’ responses and recording and reporting progress
• Support ICT use in learning, including specific programmes such as Clicker 7, and prepare and help pupils use learning resources
• Support curriculum enrichment and off-site visits, helping prepare activities and keeping pupils safe and engaged; supervise groups under a teacher’s direction
• Follow school policies on child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, and report concerns; support equal access and the school’s ethos
• Work with other professionals, attend relevant meetings and training, and supervise pupils before and after school and at lunchtime

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Eligibility to work in the UK

What’s offered

• Professional induction, training and continuing professional development
• Reduced leisure centre membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff assistance programme with a free 24-hour helpline and face-to-face counselling
• Opportunities within a growing multi-academy trust