Teaching Assistant

About the role

We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic, flexible, reliable and suitably experienced person to join our dedicated and professional staff. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who is committed to supporting children's learning and progress. The successful applicant will be required to work alongside the class teacher to support teaching and learning opportunities for all pupils, as well as carry out the agreed duties of a TA and MSA (Midday Supervisory Assistant).

As a Teaching Assistant you will be expected to build successful, positive relationships with pupils, supporting the class teacher to maintain a secure, challenging and stimulating learning environment. The candidate will ideally have experience of working in school, preferably alongside children with SEND. The candidate will also support our children at lunchtime as an MSA.

The working hours are from 8:40am to 1:00 pm Monday to Friday, term time only. You will be an integral part of a friendly and committed team of teachers, reaching assistants and practitioners and you must be able to work using your own initiative. All applicants should have a Maths and English GCSE grade C (4 or 5 pass) or above or the equivalent.

Welwyn St Mary's is a large friendly village Church of England school and you will be joining a supportive team and working with well-behaved children who "have very positive attitudes to learning".

Please visit our school website www.welwynst-marys.herts.sch.uk and read our recruitment information sheet to learn more about our school.

We welcome all applicants, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and religion.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role involves working closely with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of Hertfordshire County Council’s pre-employment checks.  Any appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a DBS and other safeguarding checks and also to suitable references being obtained. We will also conduct standard online checks and medical checks for any prospective applicants. For further details or to arrange a visit, please contact the school office.

Please note the closing date for applications is 9am on Wednesday 10th September 2025.  Interviews will take place in the week commencing 15th September.  We reserve the right to interview earlier than this date if we receive applications from qualified candidates.