Teaching Assistant With Named Child

Teaching Assistant With Named Child

Tubbenden Primary School

Start Date: 1st September 2026 Working Pattern: Part Time - Temporary Contract 16 hours 15 mins per week Monday to Friday 8:45am to 12:15pm (with a 15mins unpaid break) 38 weeks per year

Salary: NJC Scale 2 (FTE £28,617)

Actual annual pro-rata salary: £11,007.78

(salary is paid in equal amounts over twelve months)

Place of Work: Tubbenden Primary School

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational colleague to join our team of Teaching Assistants on a part-time, temporary contract (a contract with named child does automatically terminate when the child leaves the school or funding ceases)

The successful candidates will be caring, patient, supportive and demonstrate a passion for promoting our children’s well-being and independence. We are looking for team players with a good sense of humour to join our friendly school.

This role mainly requires regular 1:1 work with a child with SEN, currently in KS1, but may also require working with small groups of children with SEN and as a class TA as directed and based on the needs of the children and the school. If you are passionate about supporting children both academically and emotionally, we would love to hear from you.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Teaching Assistant will be a member of a multidisciplinary team, under the leadership and supervision of the teacher/senior staff; will work with individuals/groups to supervise physical/general care of pupils, including those with SEN; enable access to learning for pupils and assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from backgrounds currently underrepresented in our staff body.

How to apply Applicants should complete the trust’s application form and submit it to HRPrimaries@iniciotrust.org by 9am on Monday 29 June 2026.

Interview Process Candidates will be shortlisted, and successful candidates will be interviewed in the week commencing 6 July 2026.

Suitable applications will be shortlisted for interview as quickly as possible.

If you are successful, you will receive an email inviting you to attend for an interview.

If you require any assistance in attending an interview, please let us know the nature of that assistance in good time so that we may make appropriate arrangements.

We may also contact you by phone. It is therefore important that you give us a daytime telephone number and an email address that you regularly access so that we can contact you to make the necessary arrangements if you are shortlisted.

Please see attached Candidate pack- JD/PS and Application Form