Teaching Assistant - Haddenham Junior School

Buckinghamshire Council; Haddenham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council is seeking a Teaching Assistant for Haddenham Junior School. The ideal candidate will support children in Key Stage 2, particularly those with additional needs, ensuring they thrive within the classroom. This part-time position involves mornings and lunchtimes, providing a nurturing environment for students to develop their full potential. Competitive salary is offered based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with additional needs is ideal.
• Understanding of trauma informed practice is essential.
• Willingness to undertake training for interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support for children requiring additional help.
• Assist children during classroom activities and interventions.
• Support other teaching staff as needed.

Skills

Experience with Key Stage 1 or 2

Understanding of social and emotional needs

Patience and empathy

Creative and flexible thinking

Job description

Teaching Assistant - Haddenham Junior School

Term time only

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: £23,996 - £27,770 per annum pro rata dependent on experience

Contract type: Fixed Term until July 2026

Hours: Part-time. 5 days per week (mornings and lunchtimes) 8.45am - 1.30pm

Closing date: 03/10/2025

Interviews to be held: To be confirmed

About us

At Haddenham Community Junior School we provide a safe, stimulating and successful environment to enable all children to develop their full potential to prepare them for the next stage of their lives.

We currently have a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant to work with children in Key Stage 2. The post will mainly involve the one to one support of children who require additional emotional and behavioural support to thrive in their learning environment, helping them to work inclusively within the classroom and to assist them with activities outside of class when this becomes a challenge. You may at times also be helping other children to participate in learning activities running intervention groups and providing general support to the teaching staff.

About you

For this post, our ideal candidate will have some experience of working with children in Key Stage 1 or 2 ideally with additional needs. They will demonstrate an understanding of social, emotional and mental health needs and trauma informed practice. Importantly, they will be patient, empathetic and able to think creatively and flexibly to support pupils’ unique needs. It is important that applicants have a love of helping children engage in learning and be happy to undertake any training necessary to run interventions in school.

Other information

To find out more about the role or to request an application form, please email Mrs Samantha Rogers.

At Haddenham Community Junior School we believe that a policy on child protection is founded on the right of all children to be safe and feel safe, and that it is the fundamental obligation on all schools to robustly secure this right. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to references and an enhanced DBS and social media check.

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.