Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant - Brookfield Primary Academy

Start date: 01 September 2025 

Fixed term: until 31 August 2026

Contract: Monday - Friday Term time & 3 additional working days 

Variety of hours available and would consider a job share

example:

32.5 hours per week based in Reception Actual salary: from £21,565 (qualified) or £20,675 (unqualified)

27.5 hours per week Actual salary: from £18,247 (qualified) or £17,494 (unqualified)

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young learners? Do you thrive in a dynamic, supportive environment where every day brings new opportunities to inspire and empower? Then join LEO Academy Trust as a Teaching Assistant and help shape the future generation!

We are seeking enthusiastic, dedicated, and compassionate individuals to become a vital part of our school community. This is more than just a job; it’s a chance to directly contribute to the care, supervision, and educational development of our pupils.

What You'll Do:

• Support Pupil Welfare & Development:
• Assist with the daily care and well-being of pupils, including dressing, toileting, and greeting them.
• Be involved with teaching staff in addressing medical and social problems of individual pupils.
• Utilise your knowledge to support children with particular difficulties, such as anxious children or those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and carry out health care plans.
• Administer simple first aid and ensure children's safety as they access various areas of the school.
• Promote independence and positive behaviour, working within our school's behaviour policy to anticipate and manage behaviour constructively.
• Engage with pupils in play, stimulating language through conversation.
• Empower Our Teachers & Classrooms:
• Collaborate on the planning, preparation, and supervision of all class activities.
• Become competent in using IT to support both children and teachers.
• Organise pupils into activity and work groups, and work effectively with small groups.
• Lead outdoor play activities and assist with playground games.
• Help prepare and clear classrooms, ensuring books, stationery, and materials are readily available.
• Provide occasional supervision of classes during short-term teacher absences or PPA time, focusing on maintaining good order and keeping pupils on task.

Contribute to Our Vibrant School Community:

• Foster strong links between home and school.
• Contribute to reviews of pupil progress, especially termly reviews.
• Promote inclusion and acceptance for all pupils within the classroom and the wider school.
• Be a positive role model for pupils and colleagues, contributing to the whole school ethos and environment.
• Promote positive values and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict.

Who We're Looking For:

• Someone with an understanding of how children learn and up-to-date knowledge of the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, and Key Stage 2.
• Familiarity with and ability to implement safeguarding policies and procedures is paramount, as we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Experience supporting children in Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, or Key Stage 2 is required, along with a record of attendance at relevant In-Service training.
• Excellent communication skills are vital to liaise effectively with children, parents, and staff, and fluent English is a requirement for this role to ensure effective performance and safeguarding.
• Personal qualities of sensitivity, humour, enthusiasm, thoroughness, and confidentiality are highly valued.
• A true team player who can establish good relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues.
• The ability to use initiative when necessary and a commitment to providing a broad, balanced curriculum for all children.
• While not mandatory, a Level 3 diploma or equivalent in an Early Years qualification or Supporting Teaching and Learning in school is desirable.

At LEO Academy Trust, we are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive working environment free from discrimination, and we expect all staff to embody these principles. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, among other checks, as all employees are deemed to be in regulated activity with children.

Ready to make a difference every day? Apply now and become an integral part of our inspiring team! Using the person specification, you should describe your suitability against the person specification and ensure that you cover all essential criteria (if not marked as essential, please assume all are essential), by providing evidence and examples of proven experience. We regret that we are unable to accept CVs. 

We can offer you a range of benefits, which can be found on our website here, including discounted wraparound care and nursery fees

 Reasonable adjustments

• Should you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in applying for this role, or at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team 

• This role can only be worked in the UK from the location provided and not from overseas.
• For this role the Trust would not consider sponsoring a Certificate of Sponsorship/visa. We are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.
• Feedback will only be provided upon request if you attend an interview.
• In line with KCSiE statutory guidelines, the Trust will use internet searches, including social media searches to perform pre- employment checks on candidates in the course of recruitment. The Trust will act in accordance with its data protection and equal opportunities obligations.
• Employees working in any role that requires them to communicate with pupils, parents, guardians, staff and/or members of the community, must be able to speak fluent English to enable the effective performance of the role and to ensure that they are able to abide by their safeguarding responsibilities.
• LEO Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills. Applications are invited from all members of the community. We do not discriminate against staff on the basis of age; race; sex; disability; sexual orientation; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; religion, faith or belief (Equality Act 2010 protected characteristics). The principles of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity also apply to the way in which staff and Trust treat visitors, volunteers, contractors and former staff members. 
• LEO Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. For further information, please refer to our applicant guide on our website.