Teaching Assistants

St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 4NT

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  17 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) per annum pro rata

Teaching Assistants job summary

At St Barnabas, we are proud of our church roots and celebrate that we are a school for children of all faiths and none. A school that is based on a Christian vision and values and is determined to provide a high quality education to all pupils. A school that is inclusive of all pupils and is relentless in developing the whole child.

Our vision guides us all to work diligently, act generously and to seek peace at all times. ​

This is evident through:​

- the high quality work our pupils produce, facilitated by our experienced and dedicated team of staff​

- our charity and community work which we encourage all pupils to actively engage with​

- the range of activities we have in place to encourage healthy competition, turn taking and to ensure engaging activities at break and lunch times to prevent arguments

Our values of Courage, Hope, Respect and Compassion are evident through the behaviours you will see across the school and the pupils’ dedication to serve others with humility, recognise when they may have done wrong and to forgive others. We build good relationships with all our families, and have recently received an Investors in Families Award due to creating a close community and having an effective partnership with parents. Older children support the younger ones in a variety of ways, helping newcomers to feel secure and enjoy their time with us. All our children are taught to share a sense of respect and responsibility towards each other.

The role will involve:  

• Working with groups of individuals within all curricular areas under the direction of the teacher, to develop the physical, intellectual, emotional and social skills of the children 

• Assisting with learning activities to develop children’s knowledge through support and encouragement 

• Preparing activities, ensuring that appropriate materials/equipment are available, and assisting in clearing away afterwards 

  Supporting the preparation and adaptation of teaching aids, games, and worksheets as directed 

  Meeting children’s pastoral needs for praise, comfort, encouragement, reassurance and care 

  Taking responsibility for the welfare and hygiene of pupils

  Administering First Aid and medication 

For a more detailed Job and Person description please view the attached documents.

This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.

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

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 St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 130 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-barnabas-church-of-england-school-market-lavington-devizes

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