Teaching Assistant

Wenlock CofE Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0RW

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £18,931.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Our ideal candidate is a capable and reliable person with sound literacy and numeracy skills to support the learning needs of individual and groups of children. Depending on the needs of the child, there may be times when you may need to deal with a child's personal hygiene.

If you are patient, resilient and organised with a passion for helping children succeed, you would be our ideal candidate. We offer a well-resourced school with supportive and friendly colleagues and governors.

This role will also include lunchtime supervision, which may be indoors or outside.

This role is for a fixed-term contract until August 2027, and it is 31.25 hours per week, term time + 5 inset days, for the successful candidate, with a 45-minute lunch break. Immediate start.

Additional information

Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse and provide effective help or advice fluently in spoken English.

‘The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring 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

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 Wenlock CofE Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 311 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wenlock CofE Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wenlock-cofe-junior-school-luton

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