Teaching Assistant

Stamshaw Junior School, Portsmouth, PO2 8QH

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 February 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: 26 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 09/2026
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,795.86 to £25,583.28

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who have a passion for every child’s learning and believe in enabling an inclusive environment for the benefit of all children.

Joining our friendly and supportive team, we need flexible, reliable and dynamic colleagues to support all children: great teaching assistants who are passionate about supporting learning while promoting children’s independence, an enthusiastic team player with high expectations of children’s achievement and behaviour, and a positive attitude. You will contribute to the children’s development including their speech and language, learning, physical and mental well-being by supporting the teaching and learning in the classroom under the direction and guidance of the Class teacher and/or AHT

You will support children on a one-to-one or small group basis, across a wide range of learning activities, including the preparation and maintenance of resources. You will need to work in a relational way to ensure that positive, effective working relationships with children, parents/carers, staff and other professionals are developed, to enable the very best support for pupils’ learning and development, whilst promoting excellent behaviour and high standards.

You will be willing to support pupils with medical and personal hygiene needs. You will ideally have experience of working with children in a primary age setting. You will have excellent interpersonal skills that enable you to communicate with a wide range of people, including children, their parent/carers and colleagues. You will be resilient and hard working with the ability to work on your own initiative while understanding the need to work as part of a cohesive team.

What the school offers its staff

At the University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust, we are dedicated to your growth. We understand that everyone's career aspirations are unique, and we are here to provide personalised support to help you succeed.

• Directly linked with the University of Chichester, sharing an ethos of excellence and lifelong learning.
• Coaching and mentoring to support your career journey.
• Workshops, seminars and conferences to help you enhance your skills.
• Personalised Development Plans that align with your goals.
• Teacher's Pension Scheme for teaching staff (https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk)
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff (https://www.lgpsmember.org)
• Benefits Platform Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of all relevant pre-employment checks

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.

JP TA SJS.pdf - 175 KB (opens in new tab)

About Stamshaw Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 282 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stamshaw Junior School website
• Email address: e.akmenkalns@chi.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stamshaw-junior-school-portsmouth

We are a values led school which underpins all that we do at Stamshaw Junior School in order to be kind, do our best and achieve together. We have high expectations of work & behaviour and we aim to foster a life-long love of learning in our pupils and equip them with skills and attributes which will allow them to flourish both in school and beyond.

Arranging a visit to Stamshaw Junior School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email e.akmenkalns@chi.ac.uk.

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