Classroom Support Staff

The Hermitage Junior School, Woking, Surrey, GU21 8UU

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 November 2025

• Closing date

  22 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 October 2025

Job details

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

Classroom Support Staff job summary

Support Staff Required – SWAN Grade 3.3 (£24,330 FTE), Permanent contract

Working Hours - 31.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 3.15pm – Term time only (37 weeks)

Salary - FTE is £24,330, Actual is £17,233.88 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 for Support Staff to support pupils in small groups, 1:1 and may also include some general class support in the Mainstream and our Specialist Learning provision.

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 Hermitage Schools Application Form (please note that CVs will not be accepted).

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.

Closing date: Wednesday, 22nd October 2025 at 12.00pm

Start Date: November 2025

The Hermitage Schools are 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.

PLEASE NOTE ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE SCHOOL.

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 Hermitage Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 304 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Hermitage Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-hermitage-school-woking

The Hermitage School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be sought from the successful applicant.

The Hermitage School is part of The SWAN Trust, a multi-academy trust comprised of six 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.

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