Teaching Assistant

Riverside Primary School and Nursery, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7JA

27 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  27 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 January 2026

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: Monday to Friday, 27.5 hrs/week, (5.5 hrs/day) plus additional 2.5 hrs/week to cover lunch supervision with a child
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,656 - £27,074 FTE, experience dependent
• Actual salary: Apx, £18,300-£18600, experience dependent
• Pay scale: Scale2c,Point 3-4, experience dependent
• Hourly rate: £13.81 - £14.03/hr apx

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will be

• Patient, hardworking, caring, friendly, supportive and energetic
• A dynamic thinker who can look ahead and anticipate, adapting to circumstances accordingly
• Experienced in a Primary School or Early Years setting
• Experienced in supporting children with SEN (desirable but not essential)
• Willing to be creative and flexible

What the school offers its staff

We will offer you:

• A friendly, motivated and supportive working environment
• Professional development and training
• The opportunity to make a difference

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.

RIVERSIDE is a large primary school in Maidenhead, with a caring and hardworking team helping to drive continued success for our children and families. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our highly effective and dedicated team to help and support our children to be happy learners. The role will involve supporting pupils with SEN.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

TA Recruitment Pack Jan25.pdf - 294 KB (opens in new tab)

Advert TA Jan26.pdf - 181 KB (opens in new tab)

About Riverside Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 374 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Riverside Primary School and Nursery website
• Email address: finance@riversideprimaryschool.org.uk
• Phone number: 01628 621741
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/riverside-primary-school-and-nursery

Welcome to Riverside Primary School and Nursery.
Everyone at Riverside, staff and Governors, strives to provide the highest standard of educational opportunities for our children. Our vision for Riverside is for EVERY CHILD TO BE A HAPPY LEARNER. We aim to provide the highest quality of teaching and extra-curricular activities. Our school values are: Strive for excellence, Do the right thing and Build relationships. Our vision and values underpin all aspects of school life.
The first-rate team of teachers and support staff act as role models, educating and nurturing each child to bring out their individual strengths and achievements and to enable them to become capable, caring and confident citizens of the future. To achieve our aims, we work closely with parents so that we understand the needs of your children and to address any concerns or anxieties that you may have.
We warmly invite you to come and visit us at Riverside School and to see for yourselves the range of experiences we can offer your child. I am pleased that you have visited our website and look forward to meeting some of you soon.
Richard Daniels
Headteacher

Arranging a visit to Riverside Primary School and Nursery

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email finance@riversideprimaryschool.org.uk.

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