Assistant Teacher (Communications Support Worker)

Sir William Ramsay School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7UB

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,790.00 - £30,174.00 Annually (Actual) Salary – Bucks Pay Range 3 £23,790 - £25,519 actual annual (Full time equivalent: £28,129 - £30,174)

Assistant Teacher (Communications Support Worker) job summary

Sir William Ramsay School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant community as a

Assistant Teacher (Communications Support Worker)

Permanent, full-time

37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Salary - Bucks Pay Range 3 £23,790 - £25,519 actual annual

(Full time equivalent: £28,129 - £30,174)

Closing date - Wednesday 11th March 2026 at 12 noon

Start date - ASAP

We are seeking to appoint an energetic, enthusiastic and inspirational Assistant Teacher with a strong commitment to working with students in an educational setting. As an Assistant Teacher you will work under the guidance of the SENDCO and subject teachers to support the teaching and the learning of all children and young people. As a member of our team, you will be passionate about contributing your skills to ensure all our children and young people receive the best possible education.

This role would suit a candidate who has significant experience of working alongside teachers within the classroom and other members of staff and is passionate about inclusion and meeting the needs of all learners. The successful candidate will also have experience of supporting the teaching and the learning of all children and young people. As a member of our team, you will predominantly be deployed to support students with additional needs in our mainstream cohort, via in class and small group interventions.

Applicants should also have an excellent working knowledge of working in a school environment or with children and an excellent rapport with parents.

Closing date - Wednesday 11th March 2026 at 12 noon

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications and documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

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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 Sir William Ramsay School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1033 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir William Ramsay School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-william-ramsay-school-hp15-7ub

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