Classroom Support Staff

St John's Primary School, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2AS

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  22 June 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: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: SWAN Pay Scale 3

Classroom Support Staff job summary

Hours: 31.25 hours per week term time only, 185 days per year (37 weeks).  This is a fixed term contract until 20th July 2027.

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 8:35 to 15:15 (including an unpaid 25 minute break)

Actual Annual Pro-rata Salary: £17,802.67 (FTE £25,133, Grade 3.3)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Classroom Support Staff to join our friendly team. The work may include a mixture of one to one and paired or small group work, both in and out of the classroom setting and lunchtime supervision. Previous experience of working in a school would be desirable but not essential.

Your role will be:

• To support the class teacher with their responsibilities for the development and education of children, including those with special needs
• To support a specific child with additional needs
• To use routine supervision and care skills, to support pupils, including those who have physical, medical, emotional, or educational needs as required
  
• To prepare the learning environment and carry out daily checks
  
• To build relationships with children and their families
  
• To attend In-service Training as required
  

You must demonstrate the following:

• A passion and enthusiasm to work with children
  
• A positive, patient and nurturing approach towards children
  
• Be confident, able to work one to one and deal with challenging situations
  
• Desire and ability to contribute fully to school life and work effectively as part of a team
  
• Have high expectations of self and others
  
• Forward thinking and dynamic
  
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills
  

We can offer you:

• An experienced, supportive senior leadership team
  
• Regular training including professional development as part of the whole school
  
• Supporting Teaching and Learning qualifications with opportunities to follow career pathways across the trust
  
• A friendly team with a focus on the personal development of every child
  
• A commitment to the wellbeing of both children and staff
  
• Children who are eager to learn and rewarding to teach
  
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
  
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
  
• A Cycle to Work Scheme
  

Closing date: 3rd July 2026

An early application is recommended as candidates will be assessed and shortlisted as their application is received. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

Interview date: To be confirmed

Start date: 1st September 2026

We look forward to receiving your application.

St John’s Primary School is part of The Swan Trust, a multi-academy trust which incorporates 10 schools within the Woking area. The schools work closely together and aim to support each other through purposeful collaboration that enhances educational opportunities and supports improvements in the quality of learning for all our children.

All schools within The SWAN Trust warmly welcome children, families, governors, and staff from diverse backgrounds within the Woking community. The schools within The Trust aim to ensure that every child feels safe and happy in school creating a culture where they can grow and develop.

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

St John's Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to demonstrably share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Shortlisted applicants will be required to supply details of any unspent convictions and conditional cautions and any spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e., that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). If appointed, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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 St John's Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 254 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John's Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-primary-school-woking

St. John's Primary is a one form entry school and Nursery with a real family feel. We are proud to be a small community of about 215 pupils and 40 staff; small enough for everyone to know and care for one another, but large enough to provide a range of experiences including leadership opportunities and development for all staff.

Our dedicated staff aim to give every child a bright future. We pride ourselves on having excellent pastoral care with strong relationships at the centre of the work with children, parents and the community.

We have a strong focus on well-being and happiness, promoting good mental and physical health for all children and adults at our school. Our values of kindness, courage, respect, responsibility, determination and honesty are taught throughout the school year and underpin everything that we do. The school encourages all stakeholders to embrace these values in their lives and the sharing of these ensures that St. John’s provides the environment in which children know how to become the best version of themselves.

We are committed to the education of the whole child and provide a curriculum through which every child achieves academic excellence at the same time as developing creativity, sporting excellence and has a strong emphasis on personal, emotional and social development. Our lasting legacy is that children leave St John’s with a love of learning and a pride in their personal development that will be taken into their next phase of education, becoming the foundation for a happy and successful future.

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