Teaching Assistant

Moorlands Infant School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2DQ

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  5th January 2026

• Closing date

  27 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,328.56 - £19,365.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Moorlands Schools Federation

Chantry Mead Road

Bath BA2 2DE

Telephone: 01225 421912

E mail: office@moorlands-school.com

Web: www.moorlands-school.org

Teaching Assistant Vacancy

32.5 hours per week

Plus possibility of one or more after-school session a week (3:30pm-6pm)

BANES Grade 3

1.0 FTE Fixed Term Contract initially until 31/08/2026

Term Time only + 5 x INSET days

Start Date: January 2025

We are expanding our excellent team and we are seeking to appoint an additional Teaching Assistant to work at Moorlands Schools Federation.

Moorlands Schools Federation comprises two schools; Moorlands Infant School and Moorlands Junior School. We believe our schools are very special places for learners of all ages. Our Federation occupies a green and leafy learning environment across 10 acres in the beautiful historic city of Bath. We offer children and staff who come to our schools a vibrant, friendly, fun and purposeful community where they can experience our vision of ‘space to grow for any tomorrow’.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and inclusive team as a Teaching Assistant working with children in small groups, individually and within the classroom. The successful applicant may have some responsibility for supporting children with EHCPs in the class. The candidate may be required to work across both the Infant and Junior schools.

The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting children with their learning and wellbeing, as well as being a positive, professional and collaborative member of our superb staff team. Ideally the candidate would have Infant or Early Years experience of supporting children to accelerate their learning.

We warmly welcome visits and calls to the school.

Please contact the office via email: office@moorlands-school.com to arrange a tour or a call.

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

All applications should be made via MyNewTerm

Closing Date: Thursday 27th November 12pm

Interview date/s:Monday 1st December

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

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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 Moorlands Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 177 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Moorlands Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/moorlands-infant-school

Moorlands Schools Federation comprises of Moorlands Infant School and Moorlands Junior School who share a spacious leafy site in the city of Bath. The Federation is a member of The Partnership Trust, which is a multi-academy trust and includes schools in Frome, Bath, Shepton Mallet and Radstock.
The successful applicant will be joining a friendly staff team who all work extremely hard to provide our wonderful children with the best opportunities they can. It is important that you research our schools so that you know that this job is the right one for you. We are committed to using the interview process to find out as much about you as possible so we can make the right appointment for our children; it will be a two-way process.
If you decide to apply, may I thank you for your time in putting your application together and the interest you have shown in Moorlands Schools Federation.

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