Teaching assistant (initially in KS2)
Brookside Primary School, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2DB14 days remaining to apply
Closing date
9 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: Hours: 30 hours per week (8:45am–3:15pm, 30-minute unpaid lunch break) Contract: Term-time only (38 weeks) + up to 5 paid INSET days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 4 - £24404 to £24790 pro rata - £12.65 per hour. Salary will be paid for 28.75 hours for 38 weeks plus holiday pay.
Hourly rate
- £12.65 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Role
We are seeking apositive, enthusiastic, and flexible Teaching Assistantto join our dedicated team. You will work initially inKey Stage 2, supporting pupils both in class and during break and lunchtimes.
This role will include:
- 1:1 support for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, helping them access the curriculum both inside and outside the classroom
- Supporting individual pupils and small groups
- Delivering targeted interventions (following training)
- Assisting with lessons from across the curriculum
- Providing feedback to teachers
- Supervising and engaging with pupils during non-teaching times
- Supporting pupils with communication, interaction, and SEMH needs
- Assisting with intimate care (including toileting, where necessary)
What We’re Looking For
We welcome applicants with or without prior experience. What matters most is yourenthusiasm to learn,commitment to inclusion, andpassion for supporting children.
Essential qualities:
- A flexible and proactive approach
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Sensitivity to the needs of all children
- Willingness to undertake First Aid and other relevant training
- Basic qualifications in English and maths (Level 1 or 2) or a commitment to achieve them within two years
- Understanding of phonics or willingness to learn
- Discretion and confidentiality
- Availability for staff meetings and training
What the school offers its staff
About Us
Brookside Primary School is a vibrant, medium-sized school where children are truly at the heart of everything we do. Our motto,Learning for Life, reflects our commitment to nurturing the whole child—academically, socially, and emotionally.
We are proud of our inclusive ethos and ambitious curriculum. As Ofsted noted in March 2025:
“There is a strong sense of community at Brookside Primary School. Pupils know that adults are there to support them. This helps pupils tofeel safe.”“Pupils are proud of their school. They are respectful andkind to each other.”“The school’s curriculum isambitious in all subjects. Staff expect pupils to achieve well.”“Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive excellent support. Parents and carers of pupils with SEND are positive about the impact the school has on their children.”
Why Join Brookside?
- A supportive and welcoming team
- Opportunities for professional development
- A chance to make a real difference in children’s lives
- A school that values curiosity, resilience, cooperation, and imagination
Further information about the job
How to Apply
We strongly encourage interested candidates tovisit the schoolbefore applying.
Please contactMrs Sarah Ashcroft at: 01869 252482 or office.2202@brookside.oxon.sch.uk
To apply, complete the OCC Support Staff Application Formand email it to the school office.
Please note:We may interview before the closing date if suitable applications are received. Early applications are advised.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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 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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Brookside Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 309 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brookside Primary School website
- Email address
- office.2202@brookside.oxon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01869252482
Arranging a visit to Brookside Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office.2202@brookside.oxon.sch.uk.
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