Someries Junior School

1:1 Teaching Assistant 

(Fixed Term Contract starting ASAP) 

Salary: £18530 p.a.– Term Time Only

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, flexible, skilled and motivated 1:1 Teaching Assistant, on a fixed term contract initially to July 2026. The successful candidate will be friendly, hardworking and have a good sense of humour.  Applicants should be able to use their own initiative, be innovative and work well as part of a team.  

The successful candidate will provide support for a 1:1 pupil to ensure they are supported in school so that they can play a full and active role and achieve their potential.  Applicants should preferably hold a relevant childcare qualification, although training may be given.

If you are patient, resilient, and organised, with a passion for helping children succeed, you would be our ideal candidate. 

Applicants should:

- Be committed to continuing to raise the achievement and attainment of our children

- Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills

- Be enthusiastic, resourceful, caring and understanding

- Preferably have some previous experience of working with children with special needs (although this is not a necessity)

- Be able to work:

     o on a 1:1 basis with a child who has an Education Health & Care Plan and/or 

     o as a general class Teaching Assistant

- Be willing to undertake any necessary training including first aid

- Be able to work in a team sharing good practices and developing resources and materials

- Be willing to supervise children at breaks and lunchtimes in clubs or on the playground and school field

We can offer you:

- enthusiastic pupils who love learning

- excellent training opportunities

- exciting and stimulating teaching environment

- an ethos of team working and mutual support

- supportive parents, carers and governors

- senior leaders that create a culture where all are valued and can thrive

- a school where achievement and progress are good 

Hours of work:  

Full time hours are: Monday to Friday - 31.25 hours per week (worked from 8:45am to 3:30pm).  Hours will include a daily lunch duty.  Term time only.   

Part time hours will be decided by negotiation.

Visits to the school are welcomed: contact Mrs Dawn Dudley on 01582 738810 or admin@someriesjuniorschool.co.uk

Closing date: Tuesday 6 January 2026

Interview date: w/c 12 January 2026

Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.  The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).  CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.