Primary Teaching Assistant

Primary Teaching Assistant

Woodbridge Park Education Service

• Based at: The Bridge Primary Centre, 187 Bedfont Lane, Feltham TW14 9NP
• £27,017 to £28,660 gross pa
• Scale 6 point 16-20
• Permanent
• Full-time, term-time only
• Expected start date: January or February 2026.

We are seeking to appoint Teaching Assistants to work alongside our current friendly and close-knit team to support students who are disaffected with school or who have been permanently excluded.  Previous primary experience is essential of working with students in a supporting role, together with outstanding behaviour management skills.  It is essential that candidates are Price trained (positive handling and de-escalation technique training) or willing to undertake training.

We are a multi-site Alternative Provision for children and young people with complex needs and we provide a vital service to the families and schools of Hounslow.  We are proud of our service and we need inspirational, patient trailblazers who believe that every child matters and who will never give up on our amazing pupils.  We need kind-hearted, compassionate people who want to commit to changing lives for the better.

We can offer a varied professional experience, thanks to our many diverse sites.  We can also offer outstanding professional development with a dedicated training programme and planned investment in staff development.  We place a high regard and focus on staff wellbeing having been awarded the NEU Workload Charter Status and we offer all staff six early finish days per school year to support their wellbeing.  You will work 32.5 hours per week, term time only. 

Candidates will be able to inspire and motivate our students to get the very best meaningful outcomes and show a commitment to raising the achievement levels and self-esteem of disaffected young people.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please see the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form. Completed application forms should be emailed to: jsalisbury@wpes.org.uk by the closing date. 

Closing date: 28th November 2025

Interviews: Week beginning 8th Dec

Please note that we do not accept CVs.  Previous applicants need not apply again.  We also do not accept applications direct from Agencies.

We will invest in you, develop you, train you and support you in being your very best!

OFSTED November 2023 judged WPES as a GOOD school.

Woodbridge Park Education Service is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and visitor to uphold this commitment.

All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.