Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor L3

Thornhill Primary School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S61 1TD

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday-Friday 30 hrs per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £26,403 and £28,142

What skills and experience we're looking for

Duties:

• To work with the class teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment promoting positive values and attitudes.
• To support the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adapting resources to facilitate children’s learning.
• To assist the teacher in monitoring and evaluating pupils’ performance against learning objectives and provide feedback to the class teacher.
• To establish productive working relationships with pupils acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• To support pupils and respond to their individual needs.
• To encourage pupils to interact and work cooperatively with others.
• To mark children’s work and provide constructive feedback to pupils as required.
• To promote the inclusion of all pupils and deal promptly with any conflict or incidents in line with the school policy.
• To deliver a phonics intervention using Little Wandle strategies with a group of children.
• To accompany classes on school visits, as needed, and have responsibility for a small group of children.
• To cover supervise the class for short periods in the absence of the class teacher using

pre-prepared activities.

• To provide general clerical support as photocopying, displaying pupils’ work and any other reasonable task as requested by the class teacher, SENCO or SLT.

Safeguarding:

All staff have a duty of care to safeguard the health and well-being of all pupils at Thornhill Primary School following KCSIE and the school’s Child Protection Policy.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

An exciting opportunity to work with children 3 – 11 years old

A welcoming, friendly and caring ethos

An environment where children are happy, confident and enjoy learning

Training and development in this role

A supportive Governing Body, parents and community

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Teaching Assistant Job Information 2026.docx - 16.4 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Assistant Person Specification 2026.docx - 25.9 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Assistant Job Description 2026.docx - 15.3 KB (opens in new tab)

About Thornhill Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 339 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thornhill Primary School website
• Email address: thornhilloffice@thps.org.uk
• Phone number: 01709335999
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thornhill-primary-school-rotherham

Arranging a visit to Thornhill Primary School

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

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