Teaching Assistant - Lee Common Church of England School

Overview

We are looking to appoint a kind and caring Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Assistant to work in our inclusive and successful village school. Previous experience of working in the Early Years Foundation Stage, KS1 and a knowledge of SEN needs is desirable but not essential. This role could include working with groups or working 1-1 with a child with SEND needs. A level 3 qualification is desirable but not essential.

Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate is found.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: Range 1B

Contract type: Fixed Term

Hours: Part-time

Closing date: 27/03/2026

Interviews to be held: Week beginning 9th March 2026

About us

At Lee Common Church of England School our ethos is for children to develop into confident and responsible individuals within a caring and stimulating environment. Our aim is for each child to develop their full potential academically, socially, emotionally, morally and spiritually. We encourage children to have a positive and caring attitude towards each other and to be proud of their school.

Please contact the school office for further information and to book a tour of the school.

Website: www.leecommon.org

About the role

• To prepare classroom and associated areas for use, setting out/putting away
  equipment, apparatus etc.
• To participate in the planning process and discuss with relevant members of
  the teaching staff programmes for the lesson/ day/ week/ term.
• General observation of children, giving feedback to appropriate staff - as
  relevant.
• To monitor children's progress, or otherwise, identifying particular needs,
  difficulties, problems and, to discuss these with relevant member(s) of the
  teaching staff.
• To promote the positive image of the School within the local community.

 

For more information please see attached job description

About you

• Knowledge of child development Knowledge of safeguarding and Child protection
  Good communication skills
• Experience of interacting with children
• Able to relate well to children and facilitate their development
• A genuine love of working with children
• Patience and the ability to remain calm under pressure at all times

 

Please see attached person specification for more details

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.

Tel No: 01494 837267

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Email: [email protected]

Lee Common CE School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure.

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.