Teaching Assistant
Eastwick Infant School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 3PP14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
2 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 October 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
- £19,713.00 Annually (Actual) FTE £25,506pa
Teaching Assistant job summary
Eastwick Schools is looking for a passionate, dedicated, and motivated individual who is ready to make a real difference in the lives of our students. The ideal candidate will support teachers in adapting lessons, nurture student independence, and contribute to a caring, inclusive learning environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist teachers in delivering and evaluating learning programs, adapting materials to meet pupils' individual needs.
- Provide one-on-one and group support for students, including physical, emotional, and educational assistance.
- Maintain a safe and organized learning environment, supporting pupils’ well-being and fostering their independence.
- Undertake personal care routines, if required, and contribute to activity planning.
What We’re Looking For:
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills (e.g., GCSE English and Maths or equivalent).
- Enthusiasm, good listening skills, and an ability to follow instructions.
- Basic IT skills and understanding of Health & Safety regulations.
- Alignment with our values: Integrity, Partnership, Advocacy, Resilience, Compassion, and Aspiration.
Training will be provided, so prior experience is not essential, however an interest in 'Bringing out the Best' in every student/pupil in their learning outcomes.
Who We Are
The Howard Partnership Trust (THPT) is a growing family of schools in the South East of England. We exist to ensure a great school sits at the heart of our communities, serving every child with ambition and care. Our Trust includes Primary, Secondary and Special Schools and welcomes any school that shares our values and commitment to provide a life-changing education for every one of our children and young people.
Our Trust has a proud history of improving and sustaining schools at all stages of their development journey, including both high-performing schools and schools in need of support and improvement. To do this, we work in deep collaboration and partnership across our schools to share expertise and enable the highest quality education for every child.
Driven by our three shared values, we build up, we serve all, and we forge paths. We strive to do our best for every child, expanding their life chances and choices from the moment they join us. We use the wealth and diversity of experience across our different settings, together with the expertise available within our dedicated operational service tams, to benefit all within the Trust, sharing and extending good practice to support our continual improvement and secure excellence in education in all of our schools and beyond.
Like the children in them, our schools are unique, and our principals, headteachers and staff teams make key decisions to shape schools to best serve their children. We believe our schools have a crucial role as community anchors and providers of education for the here and now, and the future.
In addition to our three special schools, many of our mainstream settings benefit from additional resources to support learners with a wide range of needs, including vision impairment, communication and interaction needs (COIN), and autism.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
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 Eastwick Infant School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 2 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 180 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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