Teaching Assistant

Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8FQ

13 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 June 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £18,173 - £18,747

Teaching Assistant job summary

Can you motivate children and inspire a love of learning?

Are you ready to make a significant impact on the lives of our children? Do you possess the experience, empathy, and dedication required to provide tailored support to neurodiverse children and those with physical needs? If so, we invite you to join our team at Richard Bonington Primary School.

The role of teaching assistant is diverse and at times may require in class support, but the focus of this role is 1:1 support. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment where every student feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. As a 1:1 Teaching Assistant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that our neurodiverse children and children with physical needs receive the individualised support they need to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

We need someone who can:

· Provide dedicated 1:1 support to students with SEND, which may include operating equipment to assist with the transfer of pupils with physical needs.

· Assist students with daily tasks, activities, and personal care routines, ensuring their safety, well-being, and independence.

· Adapt teaching materials and resources to meet the learning styles and needs of individual students,

· Foster positive relationships with students and parents,

· Support students during in-class activities, to promote their participation and success

. Previous experience working is desirable, but not essential.

We can offer the successful candidate:

· A very positive and friendly ethos.

· A strong and supportive team.

· A high level of professional development and training,

· Highly motivated children

· A supportive community environment

Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact the office on admin@rbps.org.uk to arrange this. See our school website for more details about our school: www.richardboningtonprimaryschool.co.uk and the Trust website here: https://www.equalstrust.org/

Richard Bonington Primary is committed to providing a safe environment and to promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory relevant safer recruitment and DBS checks in line with our safeguarding policy. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Please be aware that online searches will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates.

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.