Teaching Assistant
Whitehills Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 8DF14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 August 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: Monday to Friday 30hrs per week, 0845-1515 Term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,796
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential
Qualifications
- Must be educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths (Grades A-C or 9-5)
- A relevant qualification in Childcare and/or Education.
Professional Development
- Commitment to own personal professional development programme.
- Evidence of participating in training.
Experience
- Experience of working with young children in school.
- Being a paid worker in play schemes, crèches, midday supervision, after-school clubs or similar.
Knowledge and Understanding
- Understanding the needs of young children; child development and the ways in which children learn.
- Understanding behaviour management strategies; equal opportunities and safeguarding.
- Supporting children with additional needs 1:1 and in class situations
Skills
- To assist children on an individual basis, in small groups and where necessary whole class work.
- To explain tasks simply and clearly whilst fostering independence in learning.
- To promote and model positive choices of behaviour for children, and adhere to defined behaviour management policies.
- To work with guidance, but under limited supervision; liaise and communicate effectively with others.
- To demonstrate good organisational skills.
- To display work effectively, and make and maintain basic teaching resources.
- To be willing to undertake necessary training and professional development opportunities as required.
- To monitor, record and make basic assessments about children’s progress.
- To work creatively when supporting children’s learning.
- To be able to identify areas of key professional development.
What the school offers its staff
What you can expect from us:
- Wonderful children who are happy and willing to learn
- Supportive colleagues that work as an effective team
- A supportive and motivated Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body
- A well-resourced school and a great working environment
- Opportunities for CPD, including peer coaching and networking
- To be welcomed as a valued member of our school community
- A personal well-being day
- Access to confidential pastoral support (Supervision)
- Professional Growth
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Whitehills Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 417 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Whitehills Primary School website
- Email address
- bursar@whitehills.northants-ecl.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 01604 843780
Whitehills Primary School is a two-form entry school, with a welcoming ethos which is recognised by all who visit our setting.
The staff, parents and governors work collaboratively to ensure our pupils and families have the best outcomes during their learning journey with us. Through our creative curriculum and stimulating learning environment, children have many different opportunities to develop into independent thinkers and lifelong learners.
Central to our ethos are our core values of respect, responsibility and hard work which all staff members within our school are expected to uphold.
Arranging a visit to Whitehills Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@whitehills.northants-ecl.gov.uk.
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