Teaching Assistant (Level 1) and Midday Supervisor

Hampton Gardens Secondary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8HR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  4 December 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  20 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,943.00 - £18,514.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant (Level 1) and Midday Supervisor job summary

Do you enjoy working with young people and want to make a positive impact in their school day?

Hampton Gardens School is currently recruiting for a full-time Teaching Assistant (Level 1) and Midday Supervisor. This combined role offers the opportunity to support students both in the classroom and during lunchtime, contributing to their academic progress and wellbeing throughout the school day. This position is temporary to 31 August 2026 in the first instance.

As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll work closely with teachers and the SENDCo to support students with their learning, including those with additional needs. You’ll help create an inclusive and engaging classroom environment, assist with behaviour management, and contribute to student progress tracking.

As a Midday Supervisor, you’ll help ensure a safe, orderly, and positive lunchtime experience for students, supporting behaviour expectations and promoting respectful interactions.

This is a rewarding role for someone who is patient, adaptable, and passionate about supporting young people.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What You’ll Be DoingTeaching Assistant duties:

• Supporting individual pupils and small groups with learning tasks.
• Assisting students with SEND and/or English as an additional language.
• Supporting literacy, numeracy, and ICT activities.
• Contributing to behaviour management and classroom organisation.
• Maintaining records and providing feedback to teachers and the SENDCo.
• Participating in staff meetings, training, and school events.

Midday Supervisor duties:

• Supervising students during the lunch period in line with school procedures.
• Promoting positive behaviour and reporting concerns.
• Maintaining a safe and inclusive environment.
• Building positive relationships with students and staff.

What We’re Looking For:

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in working with young people, ideally in a school setting.
• Patient, empathetic, and confident in managing behaviour.
• Organised, adaptable, and able to use their initiative.
• A strong communicator with good ICT skills.
• Committed to safeguarding and confidentiality.
• Willing to undertake relevant training, including First Aid if required.
• Positive, flexible, and enthusiastic about supporting students.

Working Hours & SalaryTeaching Assistant (Grade 4 - £24,795 to £25,583)

• Hours: 8.30am - 3.10pm (25-minute unpaid lunch break)
• Full-time: 27.5 hours/week, term time plus 5 days
• Actual salary: £15,780 - £16,282 (based on 39 weeks)

Midday Supervisor (Grade 5 - £25,583 to £26,402)

• Hours: 1.25pm - 2.10pm
• Full-time: 3.75 hours/week, term time only
• Actual salary: £2,163 - £2,232 (based on 38 weeks)

Combined Total Actual Salary

• Full-time (5 days/week, 31.25 hours): £17,943 - £18,514

How to Apply

If having read the advertisement, job description and person specification, you are motivated to apply for this position please submit your application via MyNewTerm.

• Please complete all sections of the application form. CV’s will not be accepted.
• Your personal statement should outline your relevant experience and why you are a suitable candidate for this role.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to the school before applying, please contact the HR Team via jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

Safeguarding and Recruitment Checks

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school may consider carrying out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our safeguarding due diligence. Where undertaken, this will be limited to information relevant to safeguarding or suitability to work with children and conducted in accordance with UK GDPR.

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

Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school will consider carrying out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Full details are contained with our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and Recruitment and Selection Policy, which are available via our website, or on request.

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 Hampton Gardens Secondary School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1264 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hampton Gardens Secondary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hampton-gardens-secondary-school

Hampton Gardens is an 11-19 free school which opened in September 2017 to an initial intake of 180 Year 7 students. When full, the school will accommodate 1200 students in years 7-11 and 300 students in Sixth Form.

Hampton Gardens is part of the Hampton Academies Trust who also run the highly successful and popular Hampton College all-through school, Hampton Lakes Primary School and Dogsthorpe Infant School. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.

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