Teaching Assistant - Haddenham Community Infant School
Location: Haddenham
Overview
Haddenham Community Infant School is excited to welcome a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our warm and nurturing team from January 2026.
This is a wonderful opportunity for someone passionate about making a real difference in children’s early school experiences. The role offers a competitive salary within Bucks Pay Range 1b, 6 (FTE £23,996) to Range 2, 15 (FTE £27,770), pro rata, depending on experience. As a valued member of our school community, you will help create an engaging, supportive, and inclusive environment where every child can thrive. If you are caring, motivated, and eager to contribute to a collaborative and positive school culture, we would love to hear from you.
Term time only
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 1b, 6 (FTE £23,996) - Range 2, 15 (FTE £27,770) pro rata, depending on experience
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time
Closing date: 05/12/2025
Interviews to be held: W/C 8th December 2025
About us
We have high expectations of all our pupils and our aim is for every child to achieve their potential. Through our creative approach, our children experience a wide variety of opportunities. We are committed to developing our children to become thoughtful and confident individuals. The community is at the heart of our school and we have strong partnerships which enrich our children’s learning.
Website: www.haddenhaminfant.bucks.sch.uk
About the role
As a Teaching Assistant at Haddenham Community Infant School, you will play a vital part in creating an inspiring and supportive learning environment. You’ll work closely with the class teacher to help plan and deliver engaging KS1 activities, while providing tailored one to one and small-group support to pupils, including those with additional needs.
Your role will include preparing resources, helping to organise the classroom, and maintaining vibrant displays that celebrate children’s learning. You will encourage positive behaviour, uphold the school’s values, and nurture pupils’ social, emotional, and physical development each day.
In addition, you will support lunchtime cover, ensuring pupils enjoy safe and positive play, and supervise children during transitions and playtimes. Collaborating with teachers, support staff, and external professionals, you will help ensure every child feels included, supported, and safe, contributing to their wellbeing and safeguarding at all times.
About you
Essential:
- A positive, patient, and nurturing approach to working with young children.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
- A genuine passion for supporting children’s learning and development.
- A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and the school’s ethos.
- Be able to demonstrate levels of numeracy and literacy to GSCE.
- Level 2 qualification or equivalent in child development or related course.
Desirable:
- Relevant qualifications (e.g., Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant Qualification or equivalent).
- Experience working in a KS1 setting.
- Experience supporting children with SEND.
- Understanding of early phonics schemes.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01844 291207
Email: [email protected]
Haddenham Community Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This means that we have a Child Protection Policy and procedures in place which we refer to in our prospectus. Parents and carers are welcome to read the Policy on request or on our website.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
