17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    10 October 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    23 September 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: Hours of work 8:45am – 3:30pm; Monday to Friday term time only

Contract type

Fixed term - academic year

Pay scale

Band 3 - Actual salary £16,052 - £16,336 (pay award pending)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Applicants will ideally:

  • Be committed to supporting individual children's social, moral, emotional and academic well-being

  • Have an empathetic understanding of children's emotions and behaviour and actively seeks to remove barriers to learning

  • Be patient, cheerful and understanding

  • Have good interpersonal skills

  • Be full of innovative ideas and strategies to adapt to daily challenges

  • Communicate effectively with children, team members and the wider community

  • Have the ability to use their own initiative and to work as part of a team

  • Be calm, consistent and fair – ensuring that children are safe and happy

  • Have experience working with Key Stage 2 pupils

What the school offers its staff

Join our welcoming and inclusive school community. We providecontinuous training and professional development, so you can make a real difference in children's learning and future success.

If you're passionate about helping children thrive and achieve, we encourage you to apply.

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

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About Medina Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
202 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Arranging a visit to Medina Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email amcgarvey@medina.portsmouth.sch.uk.

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