Teaching and Learning Support Assistant
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2HS12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
16 March 2026 at 11am
Date listed
26 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,606.00 Annually (FTE) Salary will be pro-rata'd according to the hours that are worked.
Teaching and Learning Support Assistant job summary
Are you an enthusiastic person who enjoys supporting children to achieve their very best? Are you hard working and enjoy working as part of a team, as well as individually? Are you good at taking the initiative?
St Paul’s is a happy, thriving, two form entry, primary school in Dorking. Central to our vision is a strong sense of community, where staff, children and families work together, to nurture a lifelong love of learning. We are a highly inclusive school that strives for the best outcomes, for all of our children. Our staff team is a supportive, highly motivated and caring team, who support each other and the children alike.
We are looking for a Teaching and Learning Support Assistant to join our team. Your role will be to support one, or a group of children, as part of a team of support staff across the school.
The ideal candidate for this role will be organised, flexible, enjoy working with and supporting children, be able to prioritise, be able to demonstrate that they can assist to develop groups or individual children, understand the national curriculum, and be able to work with children and adults alike. Previous experience of working with a child who has Special Educational Needs is preferable, but not essential.
The pay is FTE £23,606 and this will be pro-rata’d according to the hours that you work. The role will be term time plus some inset days, from 08:45 to 15:25, Monday to Friday.
Applicants will be selected for interview based on their applications and how well they have demonstrated they meet the requirements of the person specification.
Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.
The post is to start as soon as possible and will run for one year on a fixed term contract.
The closing date for applications is Monday 16th March at 11:00am.
We actively encourage those who are interested, so come and see our school. If you would like to do this, please contact the school office.
Thank you for your interest in our school.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Paul's CofE Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 396 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Paul's CofE Primary School website
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