Location: Bierton with Broughton
Overview
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 1B depending on experience & qualifications. Actual estimated gross salary based on 32.5 hours per week £18,501 (approx.) pro rata per annum. Based on 39 weeks per year (equal to 38 weeks term time plus INSET days as set by the Trust)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 32 hours 30 minutes per week (Monday to Friday 8:30am – 3:30pm)
Provisional start date: 1st September 2026- subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks
Closing date: 22nd May 2026
Interviews to be held: Interviews will be conducted upon receipt of suitable application, with any outstanding interviews scheduled for the week commencing 8th June 2026
About us
Kingsbrook View opened in September 2021, with just 3 classes (90 pupils), and was built to serve the primary education needs of the new Kingsbrook residential development. We now have 13 classes, up to Year 6. In September 2026, we will be opening our final Year 6 class to complete our primary phase growth. We therefore need an inspirational Teaching Assistants to support our continued development.
At Kingsbrook View Primary Academy we are committed to delivering inspirational learning opportunities that are engaging, purposeful and challenging as everyone has the potential to achieve and excel. We have a passion for learning and we value the power of learning in securing a successful future. Our pupils take ownership of their learning to become highly aspirational and be able to make positive contributions to life in modern Britain.
About the role
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work alongside teachers to support the educational, social and developmental needs of children. You will help enable children to achieve and be successful. You will take ownership of, and support the shared responsibility for, the well -being, education and behaviour of children. As a Teaching Assistant you treat all pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to the professional position. Successful candidates will be positively committed to shaping and changing the lives of children. This role involves being a strong team member and having the ability to work in partnership with all stakeholders.
Job Description: Main responsibilities
The post-holder will be expected to support whole class learning, groups of children or individual children having specific or particular needs, as directed. The post-holder will share in the care and wellbeing of pupils throughout the academy. Teaching Assistants will be fully informed about the needs of groups and individuals they are supporting and where working with named children the outcomes of their Educational Healthcare Plan and those targets set by external professionals.
Teaching Assistants will work under the direction of class teachers and the Head of Academy to support and deliver planned learning interventions.
The Job Description enclosed in the recruitment pack describes in general terms the normal duties which the post-holder will be expected to undertake. However, the job or duties described may vary or be amended from time to time without changing the level of responsibility associated with the post.
The post-holder will be expected to carry out the following- please also refer to the attached recruitment pack for a full job description:
1. Safeguarding
2. Teaching and learning
3. Working collaboratively
4. Administrative assistance
5. Standards and quality assurance
6. Behaviour and classroom management
7. Health and welfare of children
8. Break and lunchtime duties
About you
Does this sound like you?
• You are child-centred and put children's best interests at the heart of all you do
• You understand the needs of the children you are supporting and respond accordingly
• You are able to engage children, allowing them to make progress
• You can demonstrate suitable experience and/or qualifications for working in a school context
• You are flexible, adaptable and able to work on your own initiative
• You have enthusiasm and the qualities of a strong team member
• You foster positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents/carers and communicate effectively
• You embrace core moral values such as integrity, resilience and respect
• You have a good sense of humour and a positive outlook
This role requires you to have a suitable standard of English and Maths, as well as a strong grasp of spoken English. Successful candidates will be required to engage in the statutory training needed for this post.
In turn, we offer you:
• A chance to work alongside amazing children who are keen to learn and have high aspirations
• An opportunity to work alongside a highly professional, committed and talented staff team
• An opportunity to grow and develop as a professional through high quality bespoke personal and professional development
• A brand new, state-of-the-art building with dedicated facilities and spaces for supporting learning
• A vibrant and inclusive community
Person Specification: Please refer to the attached recruitment pack