Primary Teaching Assistant in Basildon, Essex

British International School Hanoi is looking to appoint an Early Years Teaching Assistant to join our talented and dedicated team of educators from August 2026. Our school, BIS Hanoi, is a positive, thriving learning community, committed to educational excellence based on the most rigorous of global standards, where students from over 30 nationalities are highly motivated to learn and achieve. As a Nord Anglia Education school, BIS Hanoi is superbly resourced, with excellent facilities and technology supporting holistic learning, leading to exceptional educational outcomes in all areas. With approximately 1100 students, BIS Hanoi continues to grow and is an energetic, welcoming environment with exciting opportunities for collaboration and professional growth.

The role of the Primary Teaching Assistant works in partnership with the class teacher and wider Primary team to help every student feel safe, included and ready to learn. The role provides responsive in-class support, delivers agreed interventions and phonics teaching, reinforces high expectations for learning and behaviour, and contributes to an engaging and well-organised learning environment. The postholder exercises initiative within agreed plans while recognising that the class teacher retains responsibility for whole-class planning, teaching, assessment and communication about student progress.

Nord Anglia Education BIS Hanoi is part of a global community of approximately 15,000 people working together in 86 schools located in 33 countries around the world. Together, we educate over 80,000 students globally from ages 2 to 18 across China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, The Americas and Europe.

Through unique collaborations with The Juilliard School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), you will also get unrivalled access to world leading experts in the performing arts and STEAM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). Also, our collaboration with King's College London, exclusive to Nord Anglia staff, gives you a chance to earn your Executive Master's in International Education.

To Apply: Applications must be made online via Nord Anglia Education Job Portal and should contain an application letter and full CV. The closing date for application is 30th August 2026, although we reserve the right to interview and make an appointment before the advertised closing date for the role. Therefore, an early application is recommended.

Safer recruitment: At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture. All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.