Teaching Assistant

Tanners Brook Primary School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 4PF

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £15,576.00 - £15,785.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Children are at the heart of everything we do at Tanners Brook - we are so proud of every single child who learns and develops with us.

We are privileged to be able to shape the lives of our children and to equip them with the values we hold dear: being thoughtful, having self-belief, persevering, and challenging ourselves to succeed. These values underpin everything we do. Our vision of every child striving for their personal best means that we are proud to equip our children and staff with the skills, qualities and values they need to make this happen and to develop a lifelong love of learning.

We are looking to appoint a dedicated and patient Teaching Assistant to join our hard-working team to support children (including those with high needs/SEND), ensuring they are supported to be ambitious learners. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the class teacher and SENDCO, using learning and support strategies appropriate to the needs of the children. Your role will involve promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils and encouraging pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher. The ability to establish high expectations is vital, as is the ability to provide objective and accurate feedback to the class teacher and SENDCO. The role will also include being part of our lunchtime Play Team, supporting outdoor play and learning (OPAL).

As a Teaching Assistant you will:

• Work with the SENDCO and class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of students across The Early Years, Key Stages 1 and 2
• Promote student independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Give support to children, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement

This post is ideal for someone who:

• is passionate about working with children
• has a willingness to work with children across the primary age range
• has strong literacy and numeracy skills
• has excellent interpersonal and organisational skils
• has the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• has a desire to raise standards of attainment and aspiration

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 HISP Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks. We are also committed to providing equality of opportunity at all stages of the recruitment and selection process and ensuring that candidates are treated fairly and lawfully throughout the process.

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 Tanners Brook Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Tanners Brook Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tanners-brook-primary-school-southampton

HISP Multi Academy Trust believe in building excellent educational environments that inspire and unlock potential in all our school communities.  We currently have five schools within our Trust covering the age ranges from nursery to Sixth Form with plans to expand and grow quickly across our geographical location.

We are an ambitious Trust and have a broad range of outward facing accreditations that support our schools and those within our local area.  We are part of the Education Endowment Foundation Network with our HISP Research School.  Evidence informed practice underpins our ethos, professional development and school improvement.  We have an outstanding provision for training new teachers through our Hampshire SCITT Partnership, which also supports career progression for staff within our Trust and links to higher education.   We have been designated, by the DfE, with two Teaching School Hubs covering Portsmouth, Southampton, the Isle of Wight and the South-Eastern and South Western parts of Hampshire.  The core purpose behind the Teaching School Hubs is to become centres of excellence for teaching and leadership training

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