Teaching Assistants
About This Role
Teaching Assistants
| Job title | Teaching Assistants |
| Salary | Bucks Pay Range 1B £23,996- £24,950 FTE depending on experience & qualifications. Actual £17,875 -£18,586 pro rata per annum |
| Hours | 32 hours 30 minutes- including lunch duty cover |
| Contract type | Permanent |
| Provisional start date | 1stSeptember 2026-Pending satisfactory clearance of all pre- employment checks |
| Interview dates | Interviews will be conducted upon receipt of suitable candidates, with any outstanding interviews scheduled for the week commencing 27th April 2026 & 4th May 2026 |
Job Role:
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work alongside teachers to support the educational, social and developmental needs of children. You will help enable children to achieve and be successful. You will take ownership of, and support the shared responsibility for, the well-being, education and behaviour of children. As a Teaching Assistant you treat all pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to the professional position. Successful candidates will be positively committed to shaping and changing the lives of children. This role involves being a strong team member and having the ability to work in partnership with all stakeholders.
Job Description:
Main responsibilities:
The post-holder will be expected to support whole class learning, groups of children or individual children having specific or particular needs, as directed. The post-holder will share in the care and wellbeing of pupils throughout the academy. Teaching Assistants will be fully informed about the needs of groups and individuals’ they are supporting and where working with named children the outcomes of their Educational Healthcare Plan and those targets set by external professionals. Teaching assistants will work under the direction of class teachers and the Head of Academy to support and deliver planned learning interventions.
The post-holder will be expected to carry out the following- please also refer to the attached recruitment pack for the full Job Description:
- Safeguarding
- Teaching and Learning
- Working Collaboratively
- Administrative Assistance
- Standards and Quality Assurance
- Academy Behaviour and Classroom Management
- Health and Welfare of Children
- Break and Lunchtime Duties
Interested candidates should complete the online My New Term application form, please include a personal statement that should outline your suitability for the post by referring to the job description and person specification, please use link provided. Early applications are encouraged, we reserve the right to interview strong applicants before the closing date of this advert.
In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CV's cannot be accepted and you will need to complete an online My New Term application form to be considered for this position.
For further information please visit our website https://orchardviewprimaryacademy.org/ or to discuss the role further please contact our Head of Academy, Mrs Liz Jones via email: office@ovpa.school
Visits:
Visits to our current setting at Kingsbrook View Primary Academy to meet our Head of Academy, Mrs Liz Jones, are warmly welcomed but need to be arranged in advance. Please email: office@ovpa.school or call: 01296 254042 to arrange a visit.
Shortlisting:
Candidates will be notified if they have been successful for interview. Interviews will be held on receipt of strong applications
Orchard View Primary Academy and the Inspiring Future’s Partnership Trust are committed to safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Online searches will be completed prior to shortlisting, and an enhanced DBS and qualifications check will be carried out upon appointment of all successful candidates
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Source: UK Teaching Vacancies Service (teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.