Teaching Assistants

Charlton Wood Primary Academy, Bristol, BS34 5BN

29 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 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: £25,185.00 - £28,145.00 Annually (FTE) Salary will be dependant on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Teaching Assistants job summary

Salary:

BG5: £25,185 to £25,583, N4 - N5

BG7: £26,824 to £28,142, N8 - N11

Actual Salary:

BG5: £20,238 to £20,558

BG7: £21,556 to £22,615

Contract: Permanent / Part Time / Term Time Only + Inset Days

Closing date: Wednesday 7 January 2026, 9am

Interview date: Week commencing 12 January 2026

Purpose:

Charlton Wood Primary Academy are looking to appoint two Teaching Assistants to work across the school in Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. The role offered will be subject to the candidate’s experience and qualifications. The role will include a mixture of class-based activities and small group intervention, including 1:1 work. The successful applicants will deliver specific interventions and an individualised curriculum to SEND pupils in line with their needs or EHCPs, working under the direction of the class teacher, SENCO and external agencies.

Duties (further details in the attached application pack):

• Provide tailored learning support to pupils, particularly those with special educational needs or challenging behaviour, to help them achieve progress targets.
• Assist in the development, monitoring and review of individual learning plans under the guidance of teaching staff and the SENCo.
• Lead small group activities, interventions and classroom tasks to reinforce learning and promote engagement.
• Offer pastoral care, empathetic listening, and positive behaviour feedback to support pupils’ emotional and social development.
• Support assessment processes by maintaining accurate records and sharing information with teachers.
• Help create and maintain an effective learning environment, including organising resources and supporting classroom technology.
• Attend to pupils’ personal, social and hygiene needs, including intimate or medical care where appropriate and trained.
• Uphold school policies on safeguarding, behaviour and health & safety, acting as a positive role model in all aspects of professional conduct.

We offer:

• Enhanced CPD, including access to professional networks across the Trust
• Paid induction and training suited to the role
• Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Use of the Cycle Scheme
• Paid completion of a DBS check
• Flu vaccination vouchers
• Free eye tests (where the employee is desk-based)
• Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme
• Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority

Fluency Duty

This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.

Safeguarding Statement

Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.

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

Charlton Wood Primary Academy is part of the Endeavour Academy Trust, which is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can find our Child Protection Policy on the trust's website: http://www.endeavouracademytrust.org.uk We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 Charlton Wood Primary Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 388 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Charlton Wood Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/charlton-wood-primary-academy

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