Teaching Assistant

Portfields Primary School, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8PS

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025 or following notice period

• Closing date

  8 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,644.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

About this Role

Term time only contact - Fixed Term until February 2026 (with possibility of extending)

Daily hours 8.30am to 3.20pm

We are looking for someone who will:

• be passionate about their role
• be highly motivated and flexible, using their initiative to support all learners
• work alongside the class teacher to ensure children engage in productive learning experiences
• lead focused interventions with individual or small groups of children
• support individual children on a personalised learning programme, alongside the Inclusion Team
• have excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, staff and parents
• have effective behaviour management strategies
• be committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and be able to contribute to ensuring a safe environment for all

We can offer you

• highly capable, welcoming and supportive colleagues
• a focus on wellbeing for all children and staff
• enthusiastic, well-behaved children and supportive families
• full induction and a comprehensive programme of high quality training

This is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their skills in a caring and supportive school. While the ideal candidate will be someone who has experience of working with children previously, it is not essential.

Safer Recruitment

Portfields Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all governors, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new governors, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction that will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Equal Opportunities

Portfields Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and therefore operates no restrictive policies in relation to protected characteristics. It is the wish of Portfields Primary School to appoint the most suitable candidate from all the candidates offering themselves for appointment.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Portfields Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 612 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Portfields Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/portfields-primary-school

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