Teaching assistant
St John's Primary School, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9AG15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 8am
Date listed
26 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months
Hourly rate
- £12.65 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
St John’s Primary School is a popular and successful, single-form primary school situated in the heart of Wallingford. We are looking to appoint a new member to our staff team; you will be an enthusiastic, highly committed team player who shares our passion for excellent learning and is happy to support our children within class. Our pupils are enthusiastic learners who relish an engaging, challenging and creative curriculum.
You will be able to:
- Work closely with the class teacher to support the progress of the children, this will include specific support of individual children. Focus on supporting the children towards greater independence in their learning and to ensure each have the support and challenge to learn and thrive
- Support the class teacher to create a welcoming and stimulating learning space
- Make every child feel special
- Ensure the Academy and school vision is demonstrated in daily work and communications within the school community.
You will have:
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to use own initiative and work without supervision
- Willingness to learn
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Basic understanding of child development and learning
- Effective use of ICT to support learning
What the school offers its staff
This is a good opportunity for someone looking to make a real difference to children’s lives. We are committed to ongoing professional development.
We can offer you:
- A challenging and rewarding role having a direct impact on children’s lives.
- A supportive working environment within which to work.
Further details about the role
September 2025 start, temporary until 31 August 2026
Salary: Band 4 (£24,404 per annum (pro-rata), £12.65 per hour
Part time, term time only (maximum 27.5 hours per week)
Closing date: applications will be considered upon receipt of application form
Interviews: to be advised
Please download the application form from our website, complete and return to the office at office.2567@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk. Curriculum vitae will only be considered alongside a completed application form.
Visits to the school are welcomed, please contact the School Office to arrange.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding Statement
St John’s Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from under-represented individuals, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Our recruitment process follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. If shortlisted, we will request references before interview.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to mclements@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St John's Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 211 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St John's Primary School website
- Email address
- mclements@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk
A friendly primary school based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire
We pride ourselves on providing a broad and creative curriculum for our children by providing a wide range of learning experiences, based around the six themes of our vision: critical thinking and problem solving, physical and mental well-being, local and global citizenship, communication and social skills, creativity and innovation and key academic skills. Our curriculum is enriched through a range of outdoor learning, sport, art and drama activities, after school clubs, themed weeks, trips and visits.
Through a focus on positive values, we nurture each individual to become the best they can be and help them to become successful life-long learners.
Arranging a visit to St John's Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mclements@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk.
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