About this role
Tel: 01553 828348
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.terringtonstclementschool.co.uk
- Salary - TA – Scale D £13.92-£14.14 per hour & MSA – Scale A, £13.28 per hour
- Temporary in the first instance until 31 August 2027
- Part Time
- TA - 27.5 hours per week, Term Time +1 week
- MSA - 5 hours per week, Term Time only
- Required for 4 January 2027
Terrington St Clement is a friendly, successful primary school in need of a caring and committed teaching assistant to join our supportive team. In this role, you will be required to work alongside individual children and groups in our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and also take the lead in managing small groups of pupils for specific interventions as required. You will also be required to support children with Special Needs on a 1:1 basis and you may be required to carry out intimate care tasks as part of your support role.
Our successful candidates should be confident in working with children within the Early Years Foundation Stage [3-5yrs].
You will
- have experience of comparable work in a similar EYFS/Nursery setting and hold at least NVQ2 or equivalent
- have excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, staff and parents
- be able to enthuse and inspire children
- contribute to a dynamic and hardworking team and work under your own initiative
- be versatile and flexible with a commitment to continuous professional development
We can offer you
- a strong community ethos with staff who are friendly and work closely as a team
- a strong commitment to supporting continuous professional development and mentoring staff new to a post
- staff who are recognised for their enthusiastic and ambitious approach to teaching and learning
- well behaved children who thrive in a creative and challenging atmosphere
- parents and carers who are supportive and ambitious for their children
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to visit, please contact Mrs Sue Kew via the school office (tel: 01553 828348, email: [email protected]) who will be happy to arrange a time to show you around.
How to apply
A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.
To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Completed forms should be returned to - [email protected]
Closing date: 12 November 2026, 12noon
Interview date: w/c 16 November 2026
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.