Teaching Assistant

Employer
Bishops Lydeard Church School
Location
Taunton, Somerset
Contract Type
Fixed term contract
Hours
Part Time, Term Time
Salary
£9,773 - £10,082 actual pay per year
Start Date
1st September 2025
Expires
9th July 2025 05:00 PM
Contract Type
Fixed term contract
Job ID
1496096
Start Date
1st September 2025
  • Contract Type :Fixed term contract
  • Contract Length: 12 months
  • Job ID: 1496096

Teaching Assistant Required

  • September 2025 start
  • Fixed Term until 31/08/2026
  • 18.32 hours per week - 8.40am-1.15pm x 4 days - term time only
  • £23,656 - £24,404 FTE per year, pro rata
  • £9,773 - £10,082 actual pay per year

Our vision of ‘Life in all its fullness’ runs through all that we do and seek to achieve. We have high expectations for the children’s progress and development both academically and emotionally. Our values of ‘Respect, Endurance and Friendship’ are also central to our culture and ethos and are a very much lived experience.

We are an inclusive and caring school at the heart of a thriving local village community.

Is this the sort of school you would like to work in? If so, read on….

This post requires positivity, dedication, reflection, and a heart to see children live life in all its fullness. You should have the understanding of how to form good working relationships with children and have insight into developing social and emotional skills. You should have the ability to inspire and motivate children and be confident in using your own initiative within school policies and expectations.

The successful candidate will need to:

  • show commitment to high standards for all pupils in both learning and behaviour
  • be responsive to the children’s needs, socially and emotionally and academically
  • hold safeguarding for all at the forefront of responsibilities
  • work proactively and effectively within the wider school team and contribute to the wider life of the school
  • get pleasure from and be enthused by seeing all around them succeed

We can offer:

  • Welcoming children with eager minds
  • Dedicated professionals who readily support each other (and all children)
  • A commitment to your professional development
  • Parents who are supportive of their children’s needs
  • A strong Christian ethos

Benefits of working for the Bath & Wells MAT include; a generous pension scheme, enhanced sickness and parental benefits and a supportive working environment.

To apply please send completed application forms to the school, by post or email. 

For informal enquires please contact the school office.

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Safeguarding Statement:

Bishops Lydeard Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Bishops Lydeard Church School

Bishops Lydeard Church School

Part of Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust

Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust