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Teaching Assistant

Down Ampney Church of England Primary School, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 5QR

This job expired on 29 April 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  29 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,879.00 - £29,421.00 Annually (FTE) Salary is based on experience and qualifications

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our small and friendly team to support the ambitious curriculum offer. We are looking for somebody who can work throughout the school. The hours are not yet set and job-shares will be considered. We welcome applications from people with availability from 7:45-5pm or part thereof.

Key Responsibilities:

• Please download the full job description and person specification
• Classroom assistant
• Break and lunch cover
• 1:1 and small group support
• Breakfast club and after school provisions

Requirements:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships.
• Patience, empathy, and resilience.
• Relevant qualifications or training in SEND support or early childhood education are desirable but not essential.
• Experience working within a school or other educational setting.
• Understanding of, and familiarity with, strategies and interventions to support pupils with SEND in an educational setting desirable but not essential

Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive difference in the life of all pupils.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment within a dedicated team.
• Continuous professional development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Working within a small setting, which is part of a larger trust.

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.

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About Down Ampney Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 58 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Down Ampney Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/down-ampney-church-of-england-primary-school-cirencester

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