Teaching Assistant

About the role

Advert Description for TIH97805LI

Stortford Road
Little Hadham
Hertfordshire
SG11 2DX
01279 771285
www.littlehadham.herts.sch.uk

Part Time
Teaching Assistant
Pay details: H2-H4
Start date: ASAP

Little Hadham Primary offers an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and dynamic teaching team. The successful candidate will be an experienced, creative and energetic teaching assistant who will support in the mainstream classes.  You will have excellent communication skills, experience of working with children of Primary school age, good numeracy and literacy skills and be able to work closely with teachers and other staff to support learning.  You will need to be enthusiastic, adaptable and be able to work on your own initiative. You should be a motivated team player with a desire to support us in continuing to provide excellent provision for our pupils. You should be patient, understanding and flexible with effective written and oral communication.  There will be opportunities for training and career development in school. In return we offer the successful candidate:

• A positive and caring working environment

• A friendly, dedicated, and supportive staff team

• A well-resourced working environment

• Investment in CPD

• Good staff wellbeing package

The hours are 19.5 hours per week, Monday to Wednesday term time only from 08:30am - 3:15pm, including a 30 minute lunch break.  There is also the opportunity to work additional hours supporting our breakfast and afterschool clubs if desired.  Please note that the salary is pro-rata. We do welcome viewings of the school which can be arranged by contacting the office on 01279 771285 or emailing [email protected]. Online applications only. If you are interested in this role, please do not delay applying, as we will call suitable applicants for interview as soon as possible and therefore the advert may close early.  Little Hadham Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted applicants will be subject to online checks and references. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service check), medical, safer recruitment checks. The school reserves the right to close this advert early and appoint should the right candidate be found.  

Closing date: 03/12/2026 17:00:00
Interview date: 07/12/2026

Little Hadham is a very successful, forest village school only around the corner from Bishop's Stortford. Our friendly school has excellent community links and extra curricular provision. We have a superb purpose-built Early Years Unit providing outstanding education for children from 3 to 5 years old. Please visit our website to find out more about us.

'Believing and Achieving'

For more information and to apply online : www.teachinherts.com