Teaching Assistant

Moorlands Junior School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2DE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,428.00 - £26,846.00 Annually (FTE) BANES Grade 3 (SCP5-6) Actual Salary £19,966.97 - £22,155.04

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant (Grade 3) who, under the instruction & guidance of our wonderful teaching team, can undertake work, care and support programmes to assist in managing the students & classroom, whilst ensuring that every pupil has access to learning and is achieving their full potential. This position would suit a positive, energetic, proactive team-player who is enthusiastic about making a difference!

Previous TA experience, or experience in a role providing consistent care for children that may have faced social, emotional or behavioural challenges would be desirable.

Responsibilities include:

• Attending to the pupils’ personal needs, and implementing related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
• Undertaking programmes linked to local and national learning strategies to support pupils to achieve learning goals, recording achievement & progress and feeding back to the teacher
• Supervising and providing particular support for pupils including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning
• Encouraging pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
• Creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans

We can offer you:

• Children who will make you smile everyday
• A commitment to professional development, and being able to develop personal areas of interest linked with the role
• A school where staff enjoy working as part of a dedicated, supportive and creative team, aiming for excellence
• A supportive and encouraging Leadership Team and Governing Body
• An excellent Employee Assistance Programme offering a wealth of advice & support

We warmly encourage visits to our school so you can see for yourself all that we can offer. Please contact the school office to arrange a convenient time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Please note: The salary indicated is based on a pay scale. New appointments are normally made at the bottom of the scale. Progression through the scale is dependent on length of service in line with our pay policy

All applications should be made via MyNewTerm

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The successful applicant will be required to disclose relevant convictions and cautions in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, as amended. Certain convictions and cautions are protected and therefore do not need to be disclosed.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and, where applicable, a check of the children's barred list.

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

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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 Moorlands Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Moorlands Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/moorlands-junior-school

Moorlands Schools Federation comprises of Moorlands Infant School and Moorlands Junior School who share a spacious leafy site in the city of Bath. The Federation is a member of The Partnership Trust, which is a multi-academy trust and includes schools in Frome, Bath, Shepton Mallet and Radstock.
The successful applicant will be joining a friendly staff team who all work extremely hard to provide our wonderful children with the best opportunities they can. It is important that you research our schools so that you know that this job is the right one for you. We are committed to using the interview process to find out as much about you as possible so we can make the right appointment for our children; it will be a two-way process.
If you decide to apply, may I thank you for your time in putting your application together and the interest you have shown in Moorlands Schools Federation.

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