Teaching Assistant

The Godolphin Junior Academy, Slough, SL1 3HS

62 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £8,174.00 - £8,439.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Salary (actual): £8,174 - £8,439

Grade: 3

Hours: 14

Work Pattern: term time + 5 inset days = 39 weeks

Contract: Permanent

This is an exciting opportunity to work at The Godolphin Junior Academy, a warm and vibrant multi-cultural junior school based in Slough. Our well-behaved children are eager and keen to learn and grow. Our school is part of The Park Federation Academy Trust, and our partnership means that there are opportunities for professional development that will further your own skills, knowledge and expertise.

The Godolphin Junior Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic professional, who has high expectations of themselves and of the pupils, and is committed to improving the lives of our children. We believe that every child has the right to experience success and that as a school we must do everything we possibly can to ensure that our pupils achieve to the highest standards.

We are looking for an individual who:

• Has experience of supporting young people.
• Will be proactive, positive, calm and flexible.
• Has high expectations of yourself and the children you work with.
• Has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Will be committed to working as part of a team.
• Will be resilient.
• Share our vision and aims for all of our pupils.
• Dedicated and commitment to the success of the school.

For the right candidate, we will offer

the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;

extensive support and CPD;

a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;

an ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team;

a dedicated Governing Body;

an employee assistance programme (EAP)

Please contact the school to arrange a visit. Please visit the school website to complete an application form. We do not accept CV’s.

Closing date: As and when we receive successful applications.

“The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List”.

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 The Godolphin Junior Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Godolphin Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-godolphin-junior-academy

The Godolphin Junior Academy is a large, four-four entry junior school in Slough.
Slough can be easily reached from the M40, M4and M25 and is only a twenty
minute train journey from London Paddington. We are one of 8 academies in the The Park Federation Academy Trust which is led by our Dr Martin Young our Federation Principal.

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