Teaching Assistant - Whitchurch Combined School

Buckinghamshire Council; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a Teaching Assistant for Whitchurch Combined School. You will assist with classroom activities, support individual pupils and groups, and help implement plans to assist learning within a caring, stimulating environment.

This part-time, fixed-term role offers an opportunity to contribute to high standards in Reading, Writing and Maths while supporting pupils’ personal development. Interviews planned for Week beginning 23/11/26.

Job description

Teaching Assistant - Whitchurch Combined School

Location: Whitchurch

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: £24,836 - £25,823 Full Time Equivalent. Actual Salary approx. £16,212 - £16,857 per annum.

Contract type: Fixed Term

Hours: Part-time - 29.16 per week, possibly with additional hours to cover the school lunch time.

Interviews to be held: Week beginning 23/11/26

About us

Whitchurch Combined School is a village school just north of Aylesbury.

Our vision is that every child attending our school will have the opportunity to develop their full academic and personal potential in a caring and stimulating environment. We pride ourselves in providing an excellent, exciting, broad and balanced curriculum and ensuring high standards in the core subjects of Reading, Writing and Maths. We aim to equip all pupils to develop as independent learners, have excellent social and emotional skills and fulfil their potential.

Our pupils have positive attitudes to learning, high standards of behaviour and a pride in their school. This is nurtured by supportive parents, carers and governors, inspiring and skilled teachers and excellent support staff.

We are a committed and enthusiastic team and are looking for the right person to join us.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of our dedicated support staff team at Whitchurch Combined School. We are looking for a hardworking, resilient person with a sense of fun who will always put the children first and is able to respond appropriately to the wide ranging needs of our pupils.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Work with and support individual children and groups on specific activities;
• Constructively help children participate in activities by adapting and/or interpreting lessons and instructions accordingly.
• Implement support plans for identified child / children;
• Assist with the general management, supervision and organisation of children and any resources related to the children's needs.
• Assist with the supervision of children within the classroom and all other areas of the school as necessary.
• Undertake lunchtime duties and supervision

About you

We are looking for candidates who can show that they have:

• Previous experience of working with children is essential.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Ideally have experience of working with children with special educational needs, or are willing to undertake training
• The ability to use their own initiative;
• The ability to show patience, always remaining calm and consistent;
• A warm and approachable manner towards others
• Well organised but also flexible enough to respond to the needs and enthusiasms of the children.

Above all we are looking for someone who has a belief in the unlimited potential of every pupil. If you think that person is you, we would be delighted to meet you!

Other information

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure and references.

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).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
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.