Teaching Assistants

Castlefield School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3LE

26 days remaining to apply

Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
1 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 November 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: Full time: 32.5 hours per week post, Monday – Friday 8:30am – 3:30pm, term time only, including INSET days. Start date: January 2026
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: Bucks Pay Spine 1a/5 – 3/20 £23,104 - £29,295) pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit highly effective Teaching Assistants to join our friendly and dedicated staff. Previous experience is desirable but induction, support and training will be given.

The successful candidate will be:

Organised, enthusiastic and highly motivated
Able to provide creative, enriching and learning opportunities for our children
Committed to raising standards
Able to work in a team
Caring and patient
Have high standards of numeracy and spoken and written English
Able to support children with barriers to learning
Qualified to NVQ Level 3 as a minimum.

What the school offers its staff

We will offer you:

Hard-working, well-behaved and enthusiastic pupils
Commitment to your CPD
A forward-thinking leadership team
A supportive working environment
An ambitious, diverse school community with enthusiastic colleagues and supportive Governors and parents/carers.

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

Castlefield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

References will be sought, and an enhanced DBS check and an online profile search will be carried out for the successful candidate.

It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.