Teaching Assistant

Willow Tree Primary School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6LL

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP pending necessary checks

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  10 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary pro rata £18,597 - £19,491.75p.a.

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint a friendly and caring experienced Teaching Assistant to join our team. The role will be Mon-Fri working from 8.30 - 3.00pm with 30 minutes for lunch.

The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic, energetic and dedicated to making a difference to children's learning. You will need to enjoy working with children and be passionate and committed to helping children develop as independent and confident individuals. This role will help support pupils to access all aspects of learning and self-help skills and will include working with children who have physical support needs. You will work closely with the class teacher, SENDCo and assistant headteacher.

You will need to have a NVQ level 3 and a GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths (C or above) with a high standard of written and spoken English.

We are looking for an individual who:

• Is a committed practitioner with high expectations of our children and of themselves
• Is passionate about teaching and learning and has the ability and dedication to become an outstanding member of our team
• Is hardworking, a team player and has a sense of humour
• Is able to work on their own initiative and manage and organise their time effectively
• Can confidently communicate with parents, carers and class teachers to keep them informed of a child's/pupil's progress

In return we offer the successful candidate:

• A positive and caring working environment
• A friendly, dedicated, and supportive staff team
• A well-resourced working environment
• Excellent opportunities for career development
• Investment in CPD
• Private healthcare

Further information and videos of the school can be found on our website www.beechfield.herts.sch.uk.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Declaration Form prior to interview.

When recruiting and selecting staff, the Trust is required to comply with all relevant employment legislation to ensure we are recruiting within the law as well as complying with the Trust’s Equality Policy. The Selection Criteria document is critical in the process and sets out the requirements which the person appointed should have in order to perform the duties of the post satisfactorily and against which applicants will be assessed. The selection criteria will be used throughout the recruitment process as an objective test of assessing candidates at shortlisting, test and interview stages. Shortlisting will be completed by assessing against the advertised person specification. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding, and will usually involve a child centred task.

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.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Willow Tree Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 274 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Willow Tree Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/willow-tree-primary-school-watford

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