Teaching Assistant (Alexandra Junior School)

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Hempstalls is seeking a part-time Temporary Teaching Assistant to join their dedicated team from January 2026. The ideal candidate will possess a solid understanding of primary education, support children's learning, and work collaboratively with teachers. Key skills include effective communication and the ability to implement literacy and numeracy strategies. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on student success.

Qualifications

• Experience in a teaching support role.
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team.
• Proven track record of making a difference.

Responsibilities

• Support and impact children's learning positively.
• Maintain effective records of children's progress.
• Demonstrate initiative and high expectations.

Skills

Excellent knowledge and understanding of primary pedagogy and development

Supporting children's learning

Understanding of relevant policies

Good understanding of literacy, numeracy, and science

Well-developed interpersonal skills

Effective use of ICT

Secure knowledge of phonics

Job description

The New Guild Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, ambitious and energetic Part time Temporary, 30hrs, Teaching Assistant to join our committed team from January 26. The role will be based at Alexandra Junior School.

The appointed candidate will have:

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of primary pedagogy and development.
• Supporting and positively impacting on children’s learning in a school under the direction of the class teacher with individuals and groups of children within the whole class.
• Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice.
• Produce and maintain effective records of progress for children’s achievement.
• Confident in a range of strategies to ensure accelerated progress for designated children.
• Good understanding and modelling high expectations of core areas of learning in literacy, numeracy and science.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills to be able to relate well to a wide range of people.
• Work constructively as part of a team whilst being able to demonstrate initiative.
• Effective use of ICT to support learning.
• The successful candidate will have a secure knowledge of phonics to support our pupils learning needs.

Have you got the necessary skills needed to help to lead a friendly, supportive, dedicated and hard-working staff?

Are you an outstanding, highly motivated person with a proven track record of making a difference in a teaching support role?

If you are that person, Alexandra Juniors may well be the school for you!

Please call the school office for an application pack, or download a copy from our school website. Following successful shortlisting,

Miss Julie Rowe, our headteacher, and the children, would be proud to show you around.

Deadline would be 12th Dec 2025

Shortlisting on the 12th Dec 2025

Interviews on the 16th Dec 2025

Start date: 1st January 2026 or subject to notice period

Application packs will be available from the school