Teaching Assistant

Reference number

BUC14266

Contract type

Fixed Term / Secondment

Working hours

Part Time

Level of DBS check required

Enhanced with Barred List

Date posted

3 Nov 2025, 11 p.m.

Application deadline

14 Nov 2025

Contact email

The school is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Teaching Assistant for Lower KS2.

The role will be a minimum of 15 hours a week and may include lunch duties.

The role is varied and will involve working with children on a one to one basis and within small groups.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: R1B/6-10 £23,297-£24,223 per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)

Contract type: Fixed Term

Hours: Part-time

Closing date: 14/11/2025

Interviews to be held: Week commencing 17/11/2025

St Mary's Church of England Primary School Amersham is a safe and supportive place, realising individual needs and potential within a caring, Christian family. Our learning environment is one that is both exciting and inspiring, where every one is equal and valued. We provide a high quality education allowing children to develop lively and enquiring minds. We promote Christian values through all aspects of school life. St Mary's is a school of which all can be proud.

Website:

About the role:

To provide support to teachers in the management of pupils' learning.

1 a) DUTIES

Assist in the educational and social development of pupils under the direction and guidance of the head teacher, SENCO and class teachers

Attend to pupils' personal needs, including social, health, hygiene, first-aid and welfare matters

Prepare classrooms and clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupils' work

Provide clerical/admin support, e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, collecting money, record keeping

Assist with the planning and delivery of learning activities

Accompany teachers and pupils on out-of-school activities and take responsibility for a group, under the direction of a teacher

Undertake playground duties

1 b) EQUALITIES

Be aware of and support difference and ensure that pupils have equality of access to opportunities to learn and develop.

1 c) HEALTH AND SAFETY

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection; and report all concerns to an appropriate person.

1 d) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The jobholder is required to contribute to and support the overall aims and ethos of the school.

All staff are required to participate in training and other learning activities, and in performance management and development, as required by the school's policies and practice.

Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance.

The duties described above may vary from time to time without changing their general character or the levels of responsibility entailed and are intended to provide a broad indication of what is included in the job. Different emphases may be given to different aspects according to the requirements of the school and, in particular, the age of the pupils.

• Experience of working with children
• Highly organised, able to prioritise, with good attention to detail
• Self motivated, tenacious and flexible
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No:

Email:

At St Mary's C.E Primary School we believe that a policy on child protection is founded on the right of all children to be safe and feel safe, and that it is the fundamental obligation on all schools to robustly secure this right.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to

Nacro guidance

and the

guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice

(see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.