Teaching Assistant 

Deadline and shortlisting: Friday 11th September 2026 (noon)

Interview: Wednesday 16th September 2026

Starting Date: As soon as possible 

Salary: BG7

Contract: Full time (30 hrs) and Fixed term contract (12 months)

Would you like to join a supportive and exciting team as a Teaching Assistant?

Upper Horfield is a small school with a big heart. We are a vibrant and forward-thinking school. We have a highly skilled and passionate staff who are committed to providing the highest quality of education and care for our children.

We have a vacancy for a teaching assistant. We are inviting applications from candidates with experience in key stage 1 or key stage 2, or both. Their role will initially be to provide in-class support for small groups and deliver interventions.

We will offer you:

• Enthusiastic and polite children who enjoy learning

• A supportive team of Teachers and Teaching Assistants

• A full time on a fixed term contract (12 months) with INSET days

• Continued professional development 

• Potential to increase working hours in our Breakfast Club or After School Club

The successful candidate will need to have minimum of 3 GCSE passes at Grade C (or equivalent) or above (including English and Maths), experience of working with or caring for children, have a wonderful ability to relate well to both children and adults.

If you like the sound of this very rewarding opportunity and you would like to join our friendly school in the heart of the community, then we look forward to hearing from you. 

Visits to the school are encouraged so please come and see us. Contact the main office 

The school places the highest priority on the safeguarding and protection of its pupils. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure.