Teaching Assistant

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving, diverse, co-educational independent day school on the outskirts of Bristol. We are looking for a supportive and highly capable Teaching Assistant to support a child in Year 5 on an individual basis. This is a fixed term role linked to EHCP funding and expected to be for a minimum of 2 academic years. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and, as well as being able to communicate effectively with external professionals and students, will be able to support a student with social, emotional and mental health needs, as well as supporting their literacy skills to ensure full access to the curriculum. An NVQ Level 3 qualification in teaching and learning, or a willingness to work towards this, is essential. The hours for this role will be 37.5 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday, 8am until 4pm, including a 30 minutes unpaid lunch break. These hours are to be worked during term time and on all INSET days (35 weeks per year). You will receive a pro-rata salary of between £21,214 to £22,983 (based on £27,518 FTE to £29,812 FTE), depending on skills, experience and qualifications. This includes paid holiday based on 25 days per year, plus 8 bank holidays pro-rata. Other benefits include lunch during term time, free parking on site, a defined contribution pension scheme and staff remission on school fees in accordance with the staff remission policy. We are proud of our high academic standards and our innovative approach to the development of teaching and learning across the school. We value the range of opportunities we provide for our pupils outside the classroom. Our recent ISI report the school was outstanding; raw examination results are consistently good and value-add scores are high. Collegiate Senior School occupies a glorious thirty-acre campus and has all of its facilities on-site. We are easily accessible from the motorway network, with approximately 700 students aged from 3 to 18. To download an application form and apply for this position, please click on the 'apply' button. Closing date for applications: Sunday 1st November 2026 Interviews are expected to take place during week commencing 2nd November 2026 We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date where we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit an application as soon as possible. Please note that the School will be closed from Monday 19th to Friday 30th October for half term. Any enquiries during this time will be responded to after the break. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce. Collegiate School is proud of its diverse student body and dedicated to attracting and retaining staff who feel respected and able to give their best, ensuring a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects our community. We aim to truly represent all sections of society and applications are welcomed for all suitably qualified candidates. Collegiate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include: - To promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible or come into contact with; - To be supportive of and committed to the School’s policies on Child Protection; The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.