1:1 Teaching Assistant

The Firs Lower School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2QR

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £6,620.96 - £6,724.01 Annually (Actual)

1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and experienced one-to-one teaching assistant to join our caring and hardworking team, supporting a child in Year 1 with specific learning and pastoral needs asap. The successful applicant with be working afternoons - Monday - Friday 13:15 - 15:30. This is a fixed term post and will be reviewed each year, dependent on funding. An application pack is available from our website www.firslower.co.uk

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and we are looking forward to meeting you! The closing date for applications is Friday 30th January, however we reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

We are forward thinking, offer a structured induction programme and are committed to further professional development for all staff.

The Firs Lower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A DBS check is performed for all new employees.

Interview date TBC

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Firs Lower School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 349 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Firs Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-firs-lower-school-bedford

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