Teaching Assistant - Part time, Mon - Fri 8.45 to 3.40 daily

Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 9EJ

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  6 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,309.00 - £19,612.00 Annually (Actual) RBWM Support Staff Pay scale 2c, Points 3-4. Pay award pending from 01.04.2025

Teaching Assistant - Part time, Mon - Fri 8.45 to 3.40 daily job summary

Level 2 Teaching Assistant

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated teaching assistant to work in our school. The role would suit someone who enjoys building close relationships with children and supporting them in their learning. This is a fixed-term contract, initially to the end of August 2026, with the potential to extend, depending on the needs of the school.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work independently, use your own initiative, and collaborate as part of a team
• Be passionate about giving all children the best experiences, opportunities, and learning
• Remain calm under pressure and support children's learning and development

Requirements:

• Minimum of Level 2 Teaching Assistant/Early Years Practitioner or similar qualification
• Ideally, experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs

Desirable Qualities:

• Ability to work collaboratively and use your own initiative
• Passion for providing the best possible learning experiences for all children
• Calm and resilient under pressure

Why Join Datchet St Mary's C of E Primary Academy?

Datchet St Mary's is a one-form entry village primary school with 202 children and 26 nursery children. Situated in the heart of the community, our school joined the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, a large, church-founded Multi-Academy Trust, in February 2012. We are proud of our positive and supportive learning environment, where our enthusiastic and well-behaved pupils show great pride in being part of the Datchet St. Mary's family.

We can offer:

• An opportunity to join a team of committed professionals working within a positive and supportive learning environment
• Collaborative, professional, and career development enhanced by opportunities within our Multi Academy Trust
• Enthusiastic, well-behaved children who show great pride in being part of our Datchet St. Mary's family
• Ofsted quote: "Leaders aspire for all pupils to experience success. Staff create a positive and safe environment for learning, and pupils achieve well."
• A village school at the heart of the community

If you are passionate about supporting children's learning and development, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our dedicated team at Datchet St Mary's C of E Primary Academy.

Datchet St Mary’s Primary Academy, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Online checks may also be carried out to comply with KCSIE

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 Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/datchet-st-mary-s-cofe-primary-school

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