Classroom Support Staff

Kingfield Primary School, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9EQ

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 January 2026

• Closing date

  3 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: SWAN PS3

Classroom Support Staff job summary

Support Staff Required – SWAN Grade 3.3 (£24,330 FTE), Fixed Term contract until July 2026

Working Hours - 10 hours per week. Monday to Friday, 11.15am - 1.15pm – Term time only (37 weeks)

Salary - FTE is £24,330, Actual is £5,514 per year

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic, flexible, skilled and motivated Support Staff. The successful candidate will be hard working, show initiative, have a good sense of humour, work well as part of a team, have excellent literacy and numeracy skills and be willing to undertake any necessary training.

The right candidate should:

• Preferably have some previous experience of working with children.

• Have good literacy and numeracy skills – GCSE grade C or above desirable.

• Be enthusiastic, resourceful and understanding, with a positive outlook.

• Be able to deliver support programmes in small group or 1:1 situations.

• Be able to deliver supportive strategies for pupils with specific difficulties mainly linked to learning and other related needs.

• Be able to work in a team sharing good practices and developing resources and materials.

The role is initially for Support Staff to support children in the Nursery. However, it may also include some general class support in the Mainstream and our Specialist Learning provision and also some 1:1 support.

We can offer you:

• A welcoming environment with friendly and approachable staff

• Enthusiastic and friendly children who are eager to learn

• Opportunities for cross-school collaboration and sharing of best practices

• Opportunities for development

• Access to the employee Assistance Programme

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

• A Cycle to Work Scheme

Applications should be made using the Kingfield Primary School Application Form (please note that CVs will not be accepted).

Closing date: Tuesday, 3rd February 2026 at 9.00am

Start Date: As soon as possible

Please note that all applications will be considered upon receipt and for an exceptional candidate an appointment may be made before the closing date. Therefore, it is recommended that if you wish to apply for this position you do so as soon as possible.pm

Kingfield Primary Schools is part of The SWAN Trust, a multi-academy trust comprised of ten Woking schools (all within the Primary phase). We have a shared ethos and work collaboratively to provide the best possible opportunities for all pupils across the trust.

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 Kingfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 247 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingfield-primary-school

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