Job Description

Teaching Assistant

Salary

: 12.65 per hour (24,404 pro rata per annum)

Contract:

Fixed Term (until 31st December 2025)

Working Hours:

Part Time (30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 38 weeks per year, no Teacher Training Days)

Required:

June 2025

The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre is looking for a caring and dedicated

Teaching Assistant

to join its friendly team and provide support to pupils, with effect from June 2025.

We are a vibrant co-educational, non-denominational primary school, educating children between the ages of 3 and 11. Located in the charming garrison town of Warminster, Wiltshire, our staff are dedicated to creating a safe and exciting place for children to thrive and learn. Our school values of respect, kindness and honesty are central to everything we do and are at the heart of a strong sense of belonging for all in our school community. We take the success of every child very personally and offer a wide range of opportunities to help them develop as confident individuals. In April 2024, we were proud to have retained our 'Good' Ofsted rating and were praised for being a fully inclusive school where pupils are resilient and strive to be the best they can be. We are part of the Acorn Education Trust, which provides exciting opportunities to collaborate and improve local education.

As a

Teaching Assistant

, you must be able to work across all age ranges within our school and be prepared to work flexibly to support children of all abilities, including those requiring SEN support, liaising with teachers and SENCO.

We and are looking for someone who:

Has a passion for delivering high quality and exciting opportunities for children and supporting them in their development; Has strong interpersonal and communication skills and are able to work with a variety of pupils, staff and parents; Has superb attention to detail and organisational skills; Is self-motivated dedicated and consistent; Has the ability to deal with new challenging situations; Is a strong team player, who can use their own initiative; Has a positive and flexible attitude; Has a current First Aid or is prepared to undertake training.

We can offer the successful candidate:

An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff who are passionate about learning; A workplace where everyone feels valued and supported; Opportunities for training and progression; The support of Acorn Education Trust, with excellent opportunities to work with experienced colleagues; A supportive and clearly defined induction procedure.

For information about this role ant to apply,

please visit our Acorn careers page at: (https://www.eteach.com/careers/acorneducationtrust/job/teaching-assistant-1479393/?lang=en-GB) and click 'Fast Apply' to complete an application form by the closing date.

Closing Date:

Friday 9th May 2025 at 12pm

Interview Date:

TBC

The Avenue Primary School, as part of the Acorn Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening.??We are an equal opportunities employer.?As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 7 months

Pay: 12.65 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: TAV24-25-10