Teaching Assistant

Hunnyhill Primary School, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5SH

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 27.5 hours per week (term-time only)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404 to £25,992 FTE
• Actual salary: £15,658 to £16,676 per annum depending on experience - pending pay award
• Pay scale: Grade 3-5a-e

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teaching Assistant for SEMH Provision &/or Mainstream

We are currently seeking a Teaching Assistant to join the team initially within our SEMH provision at Hunnyhill Primary School. All Teaching assistants at Hunnyhill school are subject to different placements within their time at the school depending on pupil needs. This is a great opportunity to build your experience within different year groups, working with a named pupil or within our SEMH provision.

To begin with you will support the social, emotional and mental health of our provision pupils to help them meet their potential, giving you the opportunity of achieving great job satisfaction in an inclusive, positive learning environment.

You will be patient and reliable, be able to work well in a team which works proactively to meet each pupil’s needs and have experience of working with children in an inclusive Primary school setting.

To support this, the ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of teaching and behaviour strategies and you will hold a TA level 2 or 3 qualification.

Visits to the school from prospective candidates are very welcome and should be by prior arrangement with the head teacher. These should be arranged through the school office on 01983 522506 or email,sbm@hunnyhillschool.co.uk.

What the school offers its staff

An Application Pack can be requested fromsbm@hunnyhillschool.co.uk

Hunnyhill Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to obtain enhanced DBS clearance.

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Hunnyhill Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 411 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hunnyhill Primary School website
• Email address: sbm@hunnyhillschool.co.uk
• Phone number: 01983 522506
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hunnyhill-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Hunnyhill Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@hunnyhillschool.co.uk.

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