Teaching Assistant - Castlefield School

Buckinghamshire Council; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority council is seeking enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join their vibrant primary school. Candidates should have an NVQ Level 3 qualification as a minimum and be committed to providing creative and enriching learning experiences. The role, located in High Wycombe, offers a supportive working environment and requires working 32.5 hours per week during term time. Applications are encouraged from diverse communities.

Benefits

Commitment to CPD

Supportive working environment

Diverse school community

Qualifications

• Must provide creative, enriching learning opportunities.
• Committed to raising standards in education.
• Able to support children with barriers to learning.

Responsibilities

• Support students in a primary school environment.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff.
• Be involved in students' personal and social development.

Skills

Organised

Enthusiastic

Patient

Creativity

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3 qualification

Job description

We are looking to recruit highly effective Teaching Assistants to join our friendly and dedicated staff. Previous experience is desirable but induction, support and training will be given.

Contract Type Permanent

Hours 32.5 hours per week post, Monday – Friday 8:30am – 3:30pm, term time only, including INSET days.

Closing Date for Applications Noon Monday 1st December 2025

About us

Welcome to Castlefield School. We are a large, vibrant, primary school offering high quality educational experiences to children aged between 2 and 11 years old. The pupils, staff and Governors are all very proud to be part of this highly successful school which sits at the heart of its local community.

Keeping the children at the centre of everything we do, we have undertaken many exciting changes over the past few years. These changes have significantly improved standards; ensuring all children make accelerated progress, leaving at the end of Year 6, in line with or above the National expectation and ready for their journey into the future.

As well as providing a high quality education and a wide range of stimulating and exciting opportunities, we also have high expectations in non-academic and extra-curricular areas. This ensures that each and every child can be a success and fulfil their potential.

Visits to our school are encouraged. Please contact the school office on the number above to arrange an appointment to visit. Alternatively, email: [e-mail]

The school welcomes applications from all communities, including those from BAME backgrounds, and would actively encourage all appropriately qualified candidates to apply - without hesitation.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Applications from established job shares welcomed.

About the role

We will offer you:

• Hard-working, well-behaved and enthusiastic pupils
• Commitment to your CPD
• A forward-thinking leadership team
• A supportive working environment
• An ambitious, diverse school community with enthusiastic colleagues and supportive Governors and parents/carers.

About you

The successful candidate will be:

• Organised, enthusiastic and highly motivated
• Able to provide creative, enriching and learning opportunities for our children
• Committed to raising standards
• Able to work in a team
• Caring and patient
• Have high standards of numeracy and spoken and written English
• Able to support children with barriers to learning
• Qualified to NVQ Level 3 as a minimum.

Other information

Visits to our school are encouraged. Please contact the school office on the number above to arrange an appointment to visit. Alternatively, email: [e-mail]

Castlefield School reserves the right to interview and recruit before the deadline if suitable candidates apply.

The school welcomes applications from all communities, including those from BAME backgrounds, and would actively encourage all appropriately qualified candidates to apply - without hesitation.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Applications from established job shares welcomed.

Castlefield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References, an enhanced DBS check and an online profile search will be carried out will be sought from the successful candidate.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.