Teaching Assistant Grade 2 - Key Stage 1

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Malvern; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Teaching Assistant (TA2) to join their team. The role involves supporting children in class and facilitating their emotional and social development. This fixed-term contract offers an opportunity to contribute positively to the learning journey of students, with potential for additional hours in after-school and holiday clubs.

Qualifications

• Keen to work with a team.
• Ability to support children in small groups and 1:1.

Responsibilities

• Supervise activities of children for their safety.
• Assist with physical and emotional needs of pupils.
• Monitor and report progress to teachers.

Skills

Teamwork

Support children

Communication

Emotional support

Job description

Job Title:TA2 (Fixed Term Contract)
Salary Scale Point:£15,598.90
Employer: Mercian Educational Trust
Closing Date: Wednesday 2nd July 3pm
Interview Date: Thursday 3rd July
Starting Date:1st September 2025
Hours: 27.5hrs per week

Job Purpose

We are looking for aTeaching Assistant to start with us. Keen to work with our team, we are looking for the successful candidate to bring with them a sense of team work and enthusiasm. Working alongside our class teachers and other TAs in school you will support children in class to enable them to engage fully with school life and prepare them for the next stage of their learning journey. The role will involve working with children in small groups and on a 1:1 basis as well as supporting with whole class activities.

This role will be supervised bythe classroom teacher, a designated supervisor, and/or SENDCo

Generic Responsibilities

Under the direction of and within an education plan provided by the classroom teacher:

• Supervise the activities of individuals or groups of children to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical and emotional development
• Use specialist skills to undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical and emotional needs of pupils.
• Use specialist skills to foster the intellectual and social development of children.
• Undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical and emotional needs of individuals and groups of children, including pupils with educational, physical oremotional special needs.
• Undertake those activities necessary to foster the intellectual and social development of children.
• Within competence to assist the teacher in the delivery of educational and developmental work programmes.
• To monitor and report individual children's progress, achievements, problems and developmental needs to the classroom teacher or designated supervisor as appropriate.
• Assist the classroom teacher in the planning of work programmes for individuals and groups of children.

Specific Responsibilities - TA2

Working in the class in the morning to support groups of learners in the morning.
Each of our TAs also has an additional ½ hour each day as a lunchtime supervisor
There is the opportunity for some additional hours in our after-school club (around 3 hours per week).
We also run holiday club during half term and the summer holidays and there are opportunities for
additional hours should candidates be interested.

Please see recruitment pack for more information.