Teaching Assistant

Eteach International; Stapleton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch during term time

Free parking on site

Defined contribution pension scheme

Staff remission on school fees

Job summary

Collegiate Senior School is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support a Year 5 pupil on a one-to-one basis. The role is fixed-term, linked to EHCP funding, for at least two academic years.

You will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, with a 30-minute lunch break, term time and INSET days (35 weeks per year). Salary is pro-rata, £21,214–£22,983, with holiday entitlement and staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal communication with students, staff and external professionals.
• Ability to support a student with social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Proactive in helping with literacy and curriculum access for a Year 5 pupil.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual support to a Year 5 pupil on the curriculum.
• Support literacy skills to ensure full access to lessons and activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Literacy support

Communication with professionals

Education

NVQ Level 3 in teaching and learning

Job description

Teaching Assistant

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 support a child in Year 5 on an individual basis. This is a fixed term role linked to EHCP funding and expected to be for a minimum of 2 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 social, emotional and mental health needs, as well as supporting their literacy skills to ensure 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 £21,214 to £22,983 (based on £27,518 FTE to £29,812 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
• 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. Our recent ISI report the school was outstanding; raw examination results are consistently good and value-add scores are high.

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 700 students aged from 3 to 18.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 1st November 2026

Interviews are expected to take place during week commencing 2nd November 2026

We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date where we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit an application as soon as possible.

Please note that the School will be closed from Monday 19th to Friday 30th October for half term. Any enquiries during this time will be responded to after the break.