Hereford Cathedral School
Herefordshire
Expiring soon
Salary:
COMPETITIVE
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
3 October 2025
Job overview
OPPORTUNITY
Hereford Cathedral Junior School seeks to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support pupils across the Junior School and Nursery. Working closely with class teachers and the Nursery Leader, the successful candidate will contribute to classroom activities, small group work and individual support, ensuring that all children are encouraged to achieve their full potential.
The role will involve assisting with the preparation of materials, helping to deliver programmes of work, and supporting children with their social, emotional and behavioural development. Flexibility is essential, as the post holder may be called upon to work across a range of age groups in both academic and pastoral contexts.
The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with a genuine commitment to supporting children's learning. A good knowledge of child development and early years pedagogy is desirable, as is experience of working with children with SEN.
This is a term-time role, and the post holder will be expected to contribute positively to the life of the school, working as part of a friendly, committed team and supporting the School's ethos and values.
OUR OFFER
A highly talented and supportive staff and governing body
Competitive salary
Free lunch provided in term time
Enrichment opportunities through our exceptional extra-curricular opportunities
Opportunity to join a wonderful team of people
A beautiful place to work in the most idyllic settings
And finally, the chance to work with outstanding pupil
RESPONSIBILITIES
Teaching Responsibilities:
* Work under the guidance of the class teachers and the Nursery Leader, as appropriate.
* To follow Junior School and Nursery policies and procedures in line with whole school policies and the EYFS Statutory Framework, and Keeping Children safe in Education.
* To assist in the preparation of materials and programmes of work.
* To assist with individual or group activities within and away from the classroom.
* To assist with any medical, personal, social and behavioural problems.
* Administrative Duties:
* To undertake appropriate administrative duties to support the operational needs of the department or wider school
* To maintain appropriate records and provide relevant and accurate information for information systems to ensure that all records are up-to-date
Pastoral Responsibilities:
* To attend year and whole school assemblies
* Liaise with Medical, Academic Support and any other professionals when necessary
General Responsibilities:
* To maintain good standards of behaviour amongst pupils, both when they are on School premises and when they are engaged in authorised School activities elsewhere
* To supervise, as required, groups of pupils engaged in private study, and the classes of absent staff
* To support through involvement in the School's extra-curricular activities
* To attend, and participate in as required, general school functions, meetings, cultural and social events, including those held out of school hours during term time
* Undertake whole school duties as outlined annually
* To take part in the School's professional development programme and take responsibility for own professional development. Actively seeks to reflect on and
enhance own practice
* Whole School Responsibilities:
* Safeguard and promote the general well-being of pupils and to be a role model for pupils at all times
* To assist in the promotion of the School's reputation and in marketing activities as required
* To adhere to all the School's Policies
* To carry out any additional task reasonably required by the Executive Headmaster
* You may also be required to undertake such other comparable duties as the School requires from time to time
It is not possible to present a definitive list of responsibilities for the role as it will be developed around the skills and experiences of the successful candidate.
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About Hereford Cathedral School
Hereford Cathedral School
Old Deanery, Cathedral Close, Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2NG
United Kingdom
About Hereford Cathedral School
Hereford Cathedral School (HCS) is one of the oldest schools in the country and is located in the beautiful surroundings of Hereford Cathedral Close.
A happy, inclusive school with a national reputation for music, sport, and academic achievement, HCS is a co-educational day and boarding school for 745 pupils aged 3-18. In a caring and nurturing environment, every member of the community is both challenged and fulfilled. Pupils at HCS are offered an excellent standard of teaching and individual care and leave the School as well-balanced, confident and considerate young adults ready for the wider world.
It is probable that the School was established at Hereford Cathedral in the 12th century, possibly as early as the 1130s, but little is known over the following centuries. Having been rebuilt in the reign of Edward VI, it received considerable emoluments from Queen Elizabeth I in 1583. Its greatest benefactors came in the 17th century when Dean Langford, Roger Philpotts, a former Mayor of Hereford, and Sarah, Dowager Duchess of Somerset, gave sizeable bequests to the School for the foundation of scholarships. When Charles I granted new statutes to the Cathedral in 1637, the School's endowment was also increased by the grant of a house and garden for the Headmaster. By 1762 a new schoolroom 80 feet long and 40 feet broad, with windows overlooking the palace yard, had been completed to the south-west of the Cathedral on the site of the old building.
The period from the late 19th to the early 21st century has seen a remarkable growth in pupil numbers – from under 100 boys to more than 745 boys and girls (from 3 to 18 years) and a corresponding increase in staff; an expansion in the number of sites from the one in School Yard to seven around the Close and in Castle Street; the adoption of co-education in 1970; the integration of the Cathedral Preparatory School (now Hereford Cathedral Junior School, founded in 1898 and moved to its present site in 1925); and the development of purpose-built facilities (including most recently a new sports hall) and the School's playing fields at Wyeside.
HCS proudly reintroduced boarding in April 2019 following months of renovations on a former country house hotel. Wilmot House currently offers 29 students the benefits of an outstanding education and the friendly culture of a traditional British school.
Looking to the future, there are plans in place to expand the School's boarding provision as well as discussions at an advanced stage to launch the first Hereford Cathedral School overseas.
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