Teaching Assistant with Lunchtime Support
Medina Primary School
ROLE: Teaching Assistant with Lunchtime Support
HOURS: 8:45 – 3:30pm; Monday to Friday term time only
(28.5 hours per week TA; 5 hours per week Lunchtime Supervisor)
CONTRACT: 1 Year Fixed term (potential for permanent contract)
SALARY: TA Band 3 - Actual salary £16,565 - £16835 (pay award pending)
Lunchtime Supervisor Band 1 - Actual salary £2906 - £2954 (pay award pending)
CLOSING DATE: 12pm Friday 3rd July 2026
Please note we will regularly review applications and reserve the right to close this process early
INTERVIEW DATE: Monday 13th July 2026
START DATE: Tuesday 1st September 2026
Medina Primary School are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and inclusive individual to work with our amazing pupils. If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working as a team player, then please apply.
Applicants will ideally:
- Be committed to supporting individual children's social, moral, emotional and academic well-being
- Have an empathetic understanding of children's emotions and behaviour and actively seeks to remove barriers to learning
- Be patient, cheerful and understanding
- Have good interpersonal skills
- Be full of innovative ideas and strategies to adapt to daily challenges
- Communicate effectively with children, team members and the wider community
- Have the ability to use their own initiative and to work as part of a team
- Be calm, consistent and fair – ensuring that children are safe and happy
We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic person to join our friendly team and we would welcome someone who has a passion for working with children. We offer a supportive team environment and will support the right person in developing their skills through on the job training. We will consider individuals who have not worked in a school before but hold the relevant qualifications and skills detailed below.
The successful applicant should have excellent numeracy, literacy and communication skills and relevant qualifications ie 3 GCSE’s at Grades A-C or equivalent, including Maths and English.
We would be delighted to show you the school, to arrange a visit please either call the school 023 92375475 or email admin@medina.portsmouth.sch.uk
Please send completed applications to admin@medina.portsmouth.sch.uk
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
