KS1 / KS2 Teaching Assistant

Halton Community Combined School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5PN

21 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,271.00 - £22,951.00 Annually (Actual)

KS1 / KS2 Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for a full-time teaching assistant to join our team, starting at the earliest possible point. The successful candidate will be an outstanding and enthusiastic practitioner committed to delivering high quality provision for all children.

“Together, our community inspires a love of learning and enables children to find their voice.”

Here at Halton, community is integral to our ethos and culture. Would you like to be part of a friendly, dedicated and nurturing school team who are committed to providing the best possible education for our children? We are seeking an enthusiastic, ambitious and skilled teaching assistant to be part of our commitment to achieving excellence.

About the role

• To work under the guidance of the class teacher to support teaching and learning in the classroom, including support for specific named children
• To provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of the pupils and the classroom, and specifically for named children
• To assist the teacher in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment
• To promote the inclusion of all pupils ensuring they have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop (including working 1:1 to support children with special educational needs)
• To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

About you

Essential

• A good level of secondary education including Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
• Experience of working in a school as a member of staff or volunteer
• Experience of working alongside individual or groups of children

Desirable

• Relevant Level 3 qualification or better
• Evidence of participation in school or setting based training and development
• Experience as a Teaching Assistant in a school setting
• Experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs

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 Halton Community Combined School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 207 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Halton Community Combined School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/halton-community-combined-school

Halton Community Combined School is a small, friendly primary school which sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. Parents and visitors comment on the warm and welcoming atmosphere in the school and children flourish in an environment of mutual respect where all staff and pupils know each other well.

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