Teaching Assistant with Lunchtime Supervision

Cranfield Church of England Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 0DR

36 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Asap

• Closing date

  30 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only, plus inset days

Teaching Assistant with Lunchtime Supervision job summary

Purpose of Post

To support the day to day running of the class, to including the provision of a caring, safe, secure and stimulating environment.

To deliver a range of activities, planned by the class teacher based on an observation and assessment cycle for the children in the class.

Work within a staff team to ensure policies and procedures are implemented at all times

(When employed to support a child with special educational needs): To support a child with an Education, Health and Care Plan within the mainstream classroom under the instruction of the class teacher.

Responsible to Class teacher, Year Leader and Deputy Heads.

Duties and Responsibilities

To ensure that you comply at all times with school policies, procedures and standards, including health and safety, hygiene, inclusion, confidentiality

To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring that all staff and volunteers observe Setting policies and procedures to keep children safe from harm

To liaise with the Key Stage team and SLT members to ensure that particular needs of children are met

To develop and maintain good relationships and communication with parents/carers to support meeting the needs of each child

To actively participate in relevant staff training and development opportunities

Working creatively with children within the national Curriculum in order to provide an enabling learning environment for all children including the child you are working with

Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

Liaising with other members of school staff to share information and agree course of action

Following programmes of work as laid out by the teacher to support individual pupils and groups of pupils

Contributing to the on-going assessment of progress for the children you work with.

Liaising with advisory and support staff in supporting particular children.

To act in accordance with current legislation, policy and procedures

Supporting the organisation of the availability and use of general and specialist play equipment and other resources, ensuring that they are clean, safe and secure. Adhering to risk assessments as appropriate.

Ensuring that Health and Safety policies are implemented

Work requires bending, kneeling and crouching for periods of time and will also involve lifting or holding children during planned activities, and changing nappies/toileting duties.

Activities will occur both inside and outside.

Promoting positive Christian based values, attitudes and good child behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging children to take responsibility for their own behaviour

Providing objective and accurate feedback and reports as required on child achievement progress

Contributing to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

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 Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates will be required to undergo a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

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 Cranfield Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 516 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cranfield Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cranfield-church-of-england-academy

Cranfield Church of England Academy is an engaging, stimulating and committed Christian school that places children at the heart of all of its work. Highly supported by an exceptional Senior Leadership Team, dedicated Governing Body, a team of enthusiastic and engaged staff, and inspirational children, the school radiates a passion for learning from the moment you walk in the door.

Our school offers a highly inclusive education for all children, allowing them to flourish and grow as individuals as they live life in all its fullness.

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