Teaching Assistant Level 2 - Kingsleigh Primary School

Full-Time Teaching Assistant required to start in September 2025

Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 3.15pm (31.25 hours) – term-time only

Full Time Equivalent Salary £24,404 - £25,183

Actual salary is £17,235 (£24,404 pro rata) (£12.65 - £13.05 per hour)

This is an exciting opportunity as Kingsleigh Primary school is looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic team from September 2025. We have just received our latest Ofsted inspection in February 2025, where we continued to be a Good school. You will be joining us as we make the next steps in ensuring all our children receive the best, most exemplary, teaching and learning and education possible.

Kingsleigh Primary School is an innovative, creative, forward-thinking place to learn and work.  We believe in going the extra mile in everything that we do to ensure that our children have the very best start to their education.  We are at the centre of the community we serve and see our role as more than just a school but a place where our children and families can truly thrive.

This position will be on a one year fixed term contract from 1^st September 2025 to 31^st August 2026. 

‘Where everyone can be great, not just good!’

What we can offer:

• A large, friendly and enthusiastic staff team where everyone works together and is genuinely proud of what we’ve created.
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning where risk taking is celebrated and where continuous learning is encouraged through professional development opportunities.
• A modern, spacious, purpose-built and well-resourced learning environment.
• Energetic and enthusiastic children who respond well to the creative curriculum we provide.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has previous experience of working with children in a school environment.
• Is adaptable and flexible, and willing to do all they can to inspire and engage pupils.
• Is willing to undertake professional development to enable them to meet the needs of every child.
• Will be proud to be a part of our school and will uphold our ethos and values.
• Is enthusiastic about working as part of a team at all levels: year group, phase and school.
• Puts children at the centre of their work.

Kingsleigh Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Kingsleigh Primary school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.