Teaching Support Assistant

Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9PT

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 16.25 hours Monday to Friday 8:45 - 12:00
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Actual salary: £8767 - £8904

What skills and experience we're looking for

We need colleagues who:

• Are passionate about children’s learning and every child achieving their potential
• Have lots of energy, enthusiasm and patience
• Are flexible and can work well within a team
• Are adaptable and open to work in any year group in the future
• Have some experience of working with children with a variety of needs and from a range of different backgrounds
• Have a sense of humour
• Are looking for a challenge
• Are qualified First Aiders or willing to develop their skills and train as a First Aider
• Understand the need for confidentiality
• Are qualified to GCSE English and Maths Grade C or equivalent
• Are willing to develop their skills.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• Delightful, happy, friendly and hard working children
• Very supportive colleagues
• A commitment to Continuing Professional Development.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to headteacher@coldash.w-berks.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Schools support staff application form .doc - 347 KB (opens in new tab)

TA ad June 2025.pdf - 348 KB (opens in new tab)

TA Level 1 Job description June 2025.pdf - 265 KB (opens in new tab)

About Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 196 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School website
• Email address: headteacher@coldash.w-berks.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01635 862600
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cold-ash-st-mark-s-ce-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@coldash.w-berks.sch.uk.

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