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1:1 Teaching Assistant

Roundwood Primary School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 3AD

This job expired on 16 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  16 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) H2-H3 Term time only £9.9k-£10.4k actual salary per year

1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you passionate about helping every child reach their full potential and thrive? Roundwood Primary are looking for someone to join their school as a 1:1 teaching assistant. We are looking for someone who can work Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (8.25am-3pm).

You will be joining a friendly and supportive team in Key Stage 1, with your role providing support to a child with autism throughout the school day. You would be delivering a personalised timetable in a calm and caring way, while working closely with the class teacher and SENCO to implement individual plans. You would need to support the student's learning, allowing for flexibility throughout the school day while ensuring their well-being.

Key responsibilities include managing social, emotional and behaviour needs with patience and empathy, maintaining records of the student's progress while working as part of a team and liaising with parents.

The ideal candidate should be flexible, hardworking and have an approachable and nurturing personality. The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic and passionate about making a difference to the child's learning.

You will support the planning, assessment, and day to day activities, adapting and creating creative ways of learning and relevant resources as needed. You will be able to work effectively on your own initiative as well as part of our team.

You will need excellent communication skills and will be able to work closely with parents, the class teacher, the SENDCo, the SEN team and external support.

The contract is fixed term as it is linked to funding while the child attends Roundwood Primary.

If you would like to visit our school, need further information on the role or would like to have an informal chat with the Headteacher, please contact Mrs Hooft on 01582 460756 or email admin@roundwoodprimary.herts.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

Otherwise, please either apply online ensuring you include details of two referees. We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

All employees at the school are subject to pre employment checks, including the right to work in the UK, health checks and Enhanced DBS clearance.

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.

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About Roundwood Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 333 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Roundwood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/roundwood-primary-school

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