Teaching Assistant in Malmesbury

Salary: TA role – Grade D4-6 (dependent upon experience)

Hours of work: Part time - up to 29 hours per week

Contract type: Temporary / named pupil

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Crudwell CE Primary School for further information.

Main job purpose: Under the direction of the Teacher/s, to support pupils in a mainstream school to access learning. This post will be associated with an individual named pupil, but you will also be required to work with any pupil within the school.

Main Duties:

• Supporting pupils’ learning, either in groups or through 1:1 work: clarifying and explaining instructions, ensuring pupils are able to use equipment and materials provided, motivating and supporting pupils, assisting in weaker areas such as language, reading, spelling, handwriting, presentation, helping pupils to concentrate on and finish work set, meeting physical needs as required while promoting independence, liaising with class teacher and SENCO about Individual Education Plans/EHCPs, developing appropriate resources to support pupils.
• Supporting pupils’ self-esteem, inclusion and behavioural development: encouraging acceptance of pupils with special needs, developing methods to promote and reinforce self-esteem and independence, providing individual supervision inside and outside the classroom for pupils with behavioural problems, establishing a supportive relationship, reinforcing the school's ethos e.g. expectations of behaviour within class and elsewhere on the school site, supervising pupils on outings and school activities.
• Providing physical/personal care to pupils when required: helping with dressing and toileting.
• Supporting the teacher/s: adapting and interpreting lessons and instructions to pupils, developing and recording pupil progress in conjunction with the class teacher and other professionals, providing regular feedback to the teacher/s, clerical duties such as photocopying and collating materials.
• Supporting the curriculum: assisting the delivery of the Literacy and Mathematics Strategy along with other aspects of both the National Curriculum and the enhanced curriculum offered by the school.
• Supporting the school: assisting with the setup, storage, retrieval and general maintenance of classroom equipment and teaching aids such as computers and software, ensuring hygiene of the teaching environment in cases of sickness or soiling, administering minor first aid under the guidance of a qualified person.

Supervision and management: The job holder has no regular supervisory responsibility for staff but assists in work familiarisation of peers and new recruits.

Creativity and innovation: The job holder works within school procedures, policies and approved methods and under the supervision of the classroom teacher.

Key contacts and relationships: The job holder has extensive contact with pupils, which involves mentoring, motivating and imparting skills and/or knowledge. Information is exchanged with teachers and other school staff, school management, parents/carers and at times representatives of other Agencies e.g. health, social care.

Decision making: The job holder is expected to follow school procedures, and plans made by the classroom teacher.

Resources: The job holder is expected to use school resources appropriately and with care, but is not personally accountable for their overall security.

Working environment: The job holder is mainly based in a classroom setting and there is regular background noise. The work involves some crouching, stretching or working in other constrained or awkward positions e.g. when dealing with pupils. There may be the need to deal with body fluids when giving personal care to pupils.

Knowledge and skills: New entrants are not required to have any background in learning support work but must have good general skills at dealing with children/young people and have the ability, through an extended induction period, to learn and apply learning support techniques.

Find out more and apply: Further details and application forms can be downloaded from the school’s website: www.crudwellprimary.co.uk (Vacancies page). Please call 01666 577357 if you would like to discuss the role.

Closing date (and time): Monday 27 April 2026

Interview date: TBC

Commencement date: as soon as possible

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

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