Teaching Assistant – Additional Needs - Christ Church CE c Primary School, Lichfield

Christ Church CE Primary School - Lichfield; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Christ Church CE Primary School - Lichfield is seeking a teaching assistant to support children with additional needs. The role involves working with individuals and groups, contributing to a personalised curriculum and helping pupils access the national curriculum.

You will join a supportive team, with emphasis on creating a calm, positive learning environment and opportunities for professional development. The position is 27.5 hours per week and based in Lichfield.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a primary school.
• Knowledge of the primary school curriculum.
• Good understanding of supporting behaviour in a nurturing environment.
• Ability to work with individuals and small groups with additional needs.
• Ability to work in whole class or smaller groups.
• Good interpersonal skills and flexible, creative approach.
• Understanding of trauma and attachment needs and impact on learning.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils with a personalised curriculum including sensory and play-based learning to meet complex emotional needs.
• Working with pupil on individual, group or class basis as required by the class teacher.
• Supporting in the classroom with other pupils when additional needs pupils don’t require support.
• Assisting in offsite visits e.g. class trips.
• Aiding pupils to access the national curriculum with adaptations where required.
• Encouraging pupils to behave well in and around school.
• Supporting children at lunchtime with appropriate supervision.

Skills

Primary school experience

Curriculum knowledge

Behaviour support

Supporting individuals/small groups

Interpersonal skills

Flexible, creative, calm

Trauma/attachment understanding

Job description

Start date: November 2026

27.5 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a teaching assistant to work with and support children who have additional needsat Christ Church CofE Primary School, Lichfield.

What we are looking for:

An enthusiastic, experienced and committed Teaching Assistant for this exciting new opportunity to work with our supportive, well-established team.

You will have:

• previous experience working in a primary school;
• have current knowledge of the primary school curriculum;
• good understanding of supporting behaviour in a nurturing environment;
• the ability to work with individual and small groups of children with additional needs;
• the ability to work in the whole class or smaller group environment;
• good interpersonal skills;
• the ability to be flexible and creative;
• the ability to be calm and positive;
• an understanding of how children learn and develop both academically and emotionally;
• an understanding of differing children’s needs particularly linked to trauma and attachment difficulties and the impact of this.

Your responsibilities will include:

• supporting pupils with a personalised and bespoke curriculum with opportunities for sensory, play-based learning to meet complex emotional needs and promote resilience with learning;
• working with the pupil on an individual, group or class basis as required by the class teacher;
• supporting in the classroom with other pupils when the children with additional needs don’t require support.
• assisting in offsite visits e.g. class trip;
• aiding the pupils to access the national curriculum with adaptations where required and encourage their independence as a learner;
• motivating and encouraging pupils to behave well in and around school;
• supporting children at lunchtime (you will have lunchtime at a different time).

We can offer you:

• a hardworking and supportive staff team;
• a welcoming and supportive Governing Body;
• a highly supportive Strategic Leadership Team;
• excellent coaching and opportunities for professional and career development;
• a vibrant, warm, friendly working environment.

Closing date: Monday 9th November 2026

Interview date: Friday 13th November 2026

If you would like to visit the school prior to you applying, please ring the school office on 01543 227 210 to arrange a suitable time and date.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warning. Cautions and convictions in your application form.

Please also note that if you are shortlisted for the role, we may conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which may indicate that you are unsuitable to work with children, and that we may want to explore with you at interview.