Teaching Assistant

Haddenham Community Junior School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8DS

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 September 2026

• Closing date

  16 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,836.00 - £28,742.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We currently have a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant to work with children in Key Stage 2. The post will mainly involve the one to one support of children who require additional emotional and behavioural support to thrive in their learning environment, helping them to work inclusively within the classroom and to assist them with activities outside of class when this becomes a challenge. You may at times also be helping other children to participate in learning activities running intervention groups and providing general support to the teaching staff.

For this post, our ideal candidate will have some experience of working with children in Key Stage 1 or 2 ideally with additional needs. They will demonstrate an understanding of social, emotional and mental health needs and trauma informed practice. Importantly, they will be patient, empathetic and able to think creatively and flexibly to support pupils’ unique needs. It is important that applicants have a love of helping children engage in learning and be happy to undertake any training necessary to run interventions in school.

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.

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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 Haddenham Community Junior School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 354 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Haddenham Community Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haddenham-community-junior-school

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