Job profile for Furze Platt Junior School - Teaching Assistant
Furze Platt Junior School - Teaching Assistant
location_on Maidenhead 25/09/2026
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Salary Sc2, Spinal Point 3 - 4 £17,722 - £18,000 (£27,535 - £27,967 FTE) Contractual hours 27.5 Basis Multiple Package Monday to Friday 8:45 - 15:15, 27.5 hours per week Part time also considered Initial temporary contact until 31/08/27 Starting as soon as possible Job category/type Schools Date posted 09/09/2026 Job reference REQ02678
Job description
Teaching Assistant
We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our highly effective and dedicated staff.
The Teaching Assistant role will focus on class support, delivering small group in and out of class intervention programmes, working with children with special educational needs, disabilities or medical needs and the option for whole class cover (paid at an additional rate).
Good Literacy and Numeracy skills are essential for these posts. Please see the Job Specifications on our website for more details.
We will offer you:
- Constant support from your colleagues, the leadership team and the Governors.
- A team of friendly, passionate and supportive staff.
- Inquisitive, creative and hard-working children.
- Opportunities for you to grow and develop within your role.
- An environment where all children can thrive academically, socially and emotionally.
- A school where wellbeing is not only a key value of our school but is at the heart of our ethos and practice, for both staff and children.
Closing date: 10am, Friday 25 September 2026.
Interviews: Wednesday 30 September 2026.
The school is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure.
FURZE PLATT JUNIOR SCHOOL
Part of Furze Platt Primary Federation
OAKEN GROVE
MAIDENHEAD
SL6 6HQ
Tel: 01628 410099
Email: office@fpjs.org.uk
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