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Teaching Assistant Level 2

Halfway Junior School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 4TA

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Teaching Assistant Role 32.5 Hours per week Monday to Friday (Term Time only) 39 weeks per year After School Club Role 11 hours per week (Monday to Friday) (Term Time only) 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790-£25,183

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Halfway Junior School is a two-form entry Junior School located at the heart of our community in the south of Sheffield. We pride ourselves in knowing our children well, and forming positive and influential relationships. We have high expectations for all our children and are committed to ensuring they are not only ready for the next step in their education, but also able to positively contribute to their communities. We want our pupils to be confident in their own abilities and resilient when faced with challenges. We want them to understand they are unique and special. But most importantly, we want them to be happy – empowered to be the best that they can be.

• Due to a career progression, the Governing Body of Halfway Junior School is looking to appoint a confident, flexible and energetic Teaching Assistant to join our enthusiastic and talented team as soon as possible, for 5 days per week. The successful applicant will be a highly motivated professional, dedicated to providing a high level of teaching support across school, working in partnership with classroom teachers and other TAs, as well as running specific interventions where appropriate. As the school is a small setting, the role is a varied one, from working in classrooms to support lessons, working with small groups, a timetabled role as a 1:1 supporting SEND, lunchtime supervision and supporting with day to day events and activities across school.

• Assist the class teacher with creating and maintaining displays throughout the classroom and other areas of schools as needed.

• Undertake activities set by the class teacher with individuals, and groups of children to ensure their safety and assist with their physical, emotional and educational development.

• Support learning activities and teaching programmes, adjusting activities where needed liaising with the class teacher, according to children’s responses.

• Contribute to keeping records of children’s development and communicating any concerns directly to the class teacher or other member of the leadership team if necessary.

• Assist with monitoring the needs of children, including educational progress and emotional support.

• Assist with monitoring the progress of children with SEND, referring to their EHC plans and reporting back to the class teacher / SENDCO.

• Help to ensure that classrooms are orderly, supportive and engaging.

• Assist with implementing a variety of teaching strategies, in liaison with the class teacher to support children to achieve their learning goals.

• Provide detailed and regular feedback to the class teacher on children’s achievement, progress and developmental needs.

• Promote good behaviour, reporting and dealing promptly with conflicts and incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policies.

• Establish constructive relationships with parents and carers where required.

What the school offers its staff

Halfway Junior School can offer you:-

• a caring, enjoyable and positive working environment with strong staff relationships.

• a highly skilled, professional and motivated staff team with a good sense of humour.

• a supportive governing body and senior leadership team, all of whom are committed to your professional development and job satisfaction

• warm and welcoming pupils and families who enjoy school

• collaborative working practice with a wide range of stakeholders

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.

• Supervise children’s work, offering support / resources where necessary, including children with SEND, working both within the classroom and outside.

• Contribute to the delivery and evaluation of interventions and small group activities.

• Where needed, assisting the class teacher with the creation of individual learning plans for specific children.

• Assist with supporting specific programmes linked to learning strategies. E.g Phonics

• Encourage and support children to interact with each other and engage positively in their learning.

• Provide feedback to children in relation to their progress and achievement under guidance from the class teacher.

• Establish a supportive relationship with the children and their parents / carers (where necessary), acting as a role model and being aware of and responding to individual needs.

• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all children, including those with SEND.

• Be aware of confidential issues linked to children maintaining strict levels of confidentiality.

• Be aware of the school policies and procedures and following these at all times. e.g Child Protection and Safeguarding, Behaviour, SEND, Data Protection, Health and Safety.

• Participate in professional development and training to enable the very best support for the children.

Alongside the TA role, we also have an opportunity to extend the role to include an afterschool care position, leading the implementation of wraparound care between 3:30 and 6:10pm.

This will include:

• Setting up the space for activities and supervision

• Supervision and engaging with pupils during the wraparound care hours

• Preparing and providing a light snack

• Managing supervision records

• Managing collection of pupils and communicating with parents.

This role will be in conjunction with an existing staff member and school leaders. This is a newly created position and discussions about this position are welcomed. Please state on your application form whether you are interested in this additional role.

• Attend to children’s personal needs, and implement personalised assistance to help with their social, emotional and educational development.

• Assist with health and safety needs including support and care for those suffering from minor injuries. (First Aid training will be provided)

• Support children at mealtimes, where necessary.

• Contribute, where necessary to reviews of behaviour and SEND.

• Communicate effectively and sensitively with children to adapt to their needs and support their learning.

• Visits to the school are warmly welcomed: please contact the School Office Manager (Helena Clayton) on 0114 248 2629 to make arrangements.

  
  

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Halfway Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 194 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Halfway Junior School website
• Email address: hclayton@halfway-jun.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142482629
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/halfway-junior-school

Arranging a visit to Halfway Junior School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hclayton@halfway-jun.sheffield.sch.uk.

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