Teaching Assistant

Brushwood Junior School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3DW

38 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  23rd January 2026

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  5 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,624.00 - £21,267.00 Annually (Actual) £25,625 - £27,770 FTE

Teaching Assistant job summary

Do you value the importance of establishing purposeful relationships and nurturing child development? Can you work successfully as part of a team and have a willingness to contribute to the wider life of the school?

Do you enjoy variety in the workplace and relish new challenges? Then what are you waiting for?

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, and creative Teaching Assistant. You are someone who goes above and beyond for the children in your care, putting them at the heart of every decision. You are ambitious and motivated to improve the learning outcomes for every child. You are eager to engage with professional development opportunities and continually seek to develop and improve your practice. You collaborate with others and demonstrate a commitment to maintaining high standards. You have a positive outlook, oodles of patience and a great sense of fun. You embrace our values and ethos in all areas of your work.

Brushwood Junior school is a two-form entry school in Chesham. It is a happy, caring, vibrant community. We are fortunate to have ample space and facilities to support outdoor learning and enjoy the benefits of being surrounded by open fields and woodland. We are passionate about promoting good mental health and emotional well-being and offer our children a wide range of additional experiences to support and nurture their development. Our school values of respect, confidence, collaboration, resilience, and ambition underpin everything we do.

We are proud to offer you:

• A comprehensive and supportive induction package to enable you to quickly feel part of the team.
• A supportive staff team, willing to offer help, every step of the way.
• Exciting career development opportunities for ambitious and aspirational staff
• A commitment to positively support your well-being and maintain a manageable workload.
• Enthusiastic pupils who are excited to learn.
• A commitment to high quality support through peer coaching and a comprehensive CPD package tailored to meet your individual needs.
• A proactive and supportive governing body
• Excellent facilities including a variety of outdoor learning environments.
• A range of staff social activities during the year

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 Brushwood Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 255 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brushwood Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brushwood-junior-school

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