Teaching Assistant - Tylers Green First School
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
Ready for a role that’s rewarding, energising, and fits beautifully around the school day? Join us as a Teaching Assistant and become part of a warm, supportive team that’s passionate about helping every child shine.
We’re on the lookout for someone enthusiastic, ambitious, and eager to make a real difference. You’ll be working closely with children who have additional needs, supporting them throughout the school day and playing a key role in their success. If you love meaningful moments, exciting challenges, and being surrounded by amazing young people, you’ll feel right at home here.
Salary: Pay range - Bucks 1B point 6-10 £24,836 - £25,823 pro rata, Actual Salary 1B pt 6 - £17,504 based on 31.5 hrs.
Contract: 1 year fixed term
Hours: Term Time only – Part time up to 31.5 hours per week (8.40am – 3.10pm), flexibility may be considered, we are happy to consider 2-3 days per week
Closing date: Monday 31st August 2026
About us
Our staff feel genuinely valued and proud to be part of Tylers Green — and it shows. OFSTED (2024) praised our strong team spirit, supportive culture, and commitment to staff wellbeing. We work hard, we support each other, and we celebrate the wins together.
What We Offer
- A friendly, collaborative team
- A role filled with purpose and joy
- A school that truly cares about your wellbeing
- Wonderful children who will make every day worthwhile
Please do look at our school website www.tylersgreenfirst.co.uk for more information.
About the role
General duties
- Follow timetabled activities as directed by the Teacher/Assistant Headteacher or Headteacher
- Set up indoor/outdoor areas for start of session ensuring all equipment and resources are ready and confirming with colleagues that all areas are set-up and ready
- Ensure resources and equipment are tidied away at end of sessions so that areas are ready to be set-up for next session/day
- Carry out administrative duties efficiently and effectively as directed by the class teacher/head teacher
- Deal with accidents, emergencies and illnesses
- Support pupils who have intimate care needs, or who have had a toileting accident, in accordance with the school’s intimate care policy.
- Prepare and maintain safe learning environments
- Contribute to the planning and evaluation of teaching and learning activities through participation in team meetings
- Attend TA meetings as directed by the Assistant Headteacher
Please see attached job description for more information.
About you
Knowledge and Understanding
- Have a developing working knowledge of the early years foundation stage or Key Stage 1 curriculum
- Become familiar with the age-related expectations of pupils
- Attend INSET or CPD opportunities when appropriate.
- Undertake Health and Safety and Safeguarding related training when directed by the Headteacher or Assistant Headteacher.
Other information
To apply please complete an application form which is on the school’s website https://www.tylersgreenfirst.co.uk/vacancies/ and email to Mrs Turner (PA to the Headteacher) at [email protected]
Tylers Green First School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance.
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.
