Teaching Assistant
Green Dragon Primary School, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 0BJ9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
13 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday 30 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- TBC
What skills and experience we're looking for
Person Specification
- Either strong academic record including math's and English grade C (or equivalent) or better, or evidence of qualifications at a Level 2
- First Aid qualifications
- Level 3
Experience
- Excellent literacy knowledge and skills
- Excellent mathematical skills
- Experience in working in an education setting
- Experience of working with pupils with SEND and EAL
- Experience of working with external SEN professionals such as advisory teachers, SaLT and OTS
- Running intervention programme's including phonics
- Experience of working in KS1 and KS2
Skills
- Enjoyment of working with children
- Ability to have a good rapport with children
- Excellent knowledge of early skills in mathematics and English
- Ability to work and manage children with challenging needs- EAL and SEND
- Confidence in using ICT
- The ability to enthuse and inspire all children in the environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, staff and parents
- Work as a team player
- Flexibility to cover small groups and variety of tasks as necessary
- Confidentiality and sensitivity
- Hardworking, flexible and motivated
- Positive attitude
- Ability and experience in working with parents
- Experience in delivering a range of intervention programme's
Other
- Willingness and ability to undertake duties at lunchtime
What the school offers its staff
Wellbeing support
Professional development
Hounslow employee benefits
Further information about the job
Job Description
Post Title: Teaching Assistant
Line Manager/s: Class Teacher/Phase Leader for the Key Stage
Supervisory responsibilities: None, apart from assisting in work familiarisation of new members of staff or volunteers
Main purpose of the job:
- To work under the guidance of the class teacher and Phase Leader to implement agreed work programmes with individuals or groups of pupils to promote effective teaching and learning.
- To occasionally supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of the class teacher (with appropriate supervision of a teacher, not necessarily based in the class).
- To provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of the pupils and the classroom.
- To assist the teacher in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment.
- To promote the inclusion of all pupils.
- Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area including, by arrangement, the supervision of pupils in out of school hours activities.
Main responsibilities and duties
1. Within a framework of supervision, to deliver agreed learning activities/teaching programmes to individuals or groups of pupils, or to the whole class. Some activities/programmes will require developed knowledge/skills to be applied, e.g. in setting differentiated work according to individual needs or working on specialist programmes
2. To support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
3. To prepare and maintain appropriate learning aids, materials and equipment and assist the pupils in their use. To make or adapt resources (e.g. worksheets or sight cards) to enable the pupil(s) to access the learning activity at their appropriate level of understanding.
4. As required, to prepare the classroom for lessons, ensuring that resources are available and cleared away at the end of the lesson as appropriate.
5. To work on classroom displays following consultation with the teacher.
6. To monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities and progress towards targets, record achievement and feedback to the teacher and/or other professionals as required. This may include assistance with the development and implementation of individual learning plans and other programmes as appropriate.
7. To administer and mark tests and basic homework as required by the class teacher.
8. To maintain an awareness of pupil issues and report these to the class teacher as required.
9. To encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
10. To provide support for pupil’s emotional and social needs by encouraging and modelling positive behaviour in line with the School’s Behaviour policy and demonstrating high expectations of work and behaviour.
11. To work with the teacher in the planning of work and activities as appropriate.
12. To provide general clerical support to the teacher, e.g. photocopying, laminating, filing, etc as required.
13. To assist with the general pastoral care of the pupils, including helping pupils who are sick, distressed or injured.
14. To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
15. To assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson time, as necessary for their safety.
16. To accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.
17. To attend relevant meetings and participate in training opportunities and performance development as required.
18. To undertake any other broadly analogous duties.
Commitment to safeguarding
Green Dragon Primary School is proud of its Ofsted-acknowledged commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share in this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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.
About Green Dragon Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 401 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Green Dragon Primary School website
- Email address
- office@greendragon.hounslow.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02085683971
Green Dragon Primary School is a Good-rated school based in Brentford. We offer on-site parking. Our school is set in the region of Kew next to the River Thames. You will have the opportunity to work alongside outstanding teachers, to observe and share practice on a regular basis. We pride ourselves on excellent student behaviour and our strong ethos of inclusion and diversity. We are passionate about staff work-life balance throughout the school.
Arranging a visit to Green Dragon Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@greendragon.hounslow.sch.uk.
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