Teaching Assistant

Shillington Lower School, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3NX

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  10 December 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: £18,964.00 - £19,262.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Level 2A points 3 to 4 (starting point 3 - £12.85 to £13.05 per hour)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Shillington Lower school (part of the Shillington and Stondon Federation) is seeking to recruit a hardworking, passionate and caring Teaching Assistant with excellent communication, literacy and numeracy skills to join a committed team of educational professionals. Teaching Assistants provide specific support and care for young people and work to facilitate high quality learning for all pupils.

The hours will be 08:30 - 15:45 Monday to Friday (with 30 minutes lunch) 33.25 hours per week. This time will include working over the children's lunch time. Term time only, plus 5 INSET days per year. This is initially a fixed term contract for 2 terms until August 2026.

Our school Is committed to the professional development of all staff and provides a safe and supportive environment to work in.

We put relationships, wellbeing and belonging at the heart of everything we do.

The Post

This specific role will be primarily focused on supporting the specific medical and special educational needs of one learner, whilst providing academic support for other learners within the same classroom. It is essential that the postholder can carry out the listed duties with sensitivity, subtlety and a calm approach to ensure that the privacy and dignity of the individual student is upheld and maintained at all times.

We are looking for a calm, cheerful, nurturing and patient Teaching Assistant. The perfect candidate will be self-motivated, capable of working collaboratively and independently when required and able to maintain a professional attitude in a busy school environment. You will need to be flexible and be willing to undertake a variety of activities with individual, groups of pupils or supporting the whole class. A good understanding of phonics and of the differing needs of children, including those with SEND is desirable. Experience of gastronomy care or a willingness to train and achieve competency is essential.

Start date will be as soon as possible.

Shillington Lower School has been recognised by Ofsted as ‘GOOD’ and our aim is to create a truly inclusive teaching and learning environment. Every effort is made to make Shillington Lower a caring, creative environment where pupil’s needs are catered to in an individualised way.

The schools are committed to stringent safeguarding procedures (including the PREVENT agenda), therefore, this position will include full adherence to safer recruitment guidelines. This will include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prior to commencement of employment and we will also apply for references prior to interview from your current/most recent employer

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.

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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 Shillington Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 104 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Shillington Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shillington-lower-school

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