Teaching Assistant

Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8FQ

13 days remaining to apply

Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
5 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 November 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £20,606 - £22,693 (FTE £26,824 - £29,540)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Make a difference in the first steps of education.

Richard Bonington Primary School is looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant, with a passion for Foundation stage 1.

As an F1 Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting our youngest learners (ages 3-4) as they begin their educational journey. You will help create a safe, stimulating environment where children can explore through play, develop independence, and build confidence. Your responsibilities will include supporting early reading and maths activities, encouraging communication and language development, assisting with personal care routines, and promoting health and wellbeing. You will also help deliver exciting outdoor learning experiences, including Forest School sessions, fostering curiosity and a love of nature.”

We are looking for a candidate with….

A Level 3 qualification in Early Years or Childcare
Experience working with young children in an early years setting.
A warm and caring personality
Patience and a genuine passion for early years education
Excellent communication skills with children, parents, and colleagues
Positivity, enthusiasm, adaptability, with strong teamwork skills
An interest in Forest school/outdoor learning.

We can offer the successful candidate:

* A very positive and friendly ethos

* A strong and supportive team

* A high level of professional development including Trust-wide opportunities

* A supportive community environment

* Well being support

Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact the office on admin@rbps.org.uk to arrange this. See our school website for more details about our school: www.richardboningtonprimaryschool.co.uk and the Trust website here: https://www.equalstrust.org/

Richard Bonington Primary is committed to providing a safe environment and to promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory relevant safer recruitment and DBS checks in line with our safeguarding policy. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Please be aware that online searches will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates.

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.