Teaching Assistant

Otterhampton Primary School, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QS

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  May 2025

• Closing date

  30 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £14,835.08 per annum.

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working with children in a school setting
• Good behaviour management skills
• An understanding of strategies to support children with special educational needs
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults
• The ability to contribute effectively to teachers’ planning and preparation for lessons.

What the school offers its staff

Why work for us:

• A generous local government pension scheme
• An Employee Rewards scheme - High Street discounts, Staff Wellbeing centre

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

OPS TA JD.pdf - 181 KB (opens in new tab)

About Otterhampton Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 75 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Otterhampton Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@btc-trust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/otterhampton-primary-school

Otterhampton Primary School is a small school in Combwich ranging from pre-school to Year 6. The school is part of the Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust.

Arranging a visit to Otterhampton Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@btc-trust.org.

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