Teaching Assistant - Elangeni School
Location: Amersham
Overview
From January 2026 we are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our team at Elangeni School.
This permanent post is for 30 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks) working 6 hours per day from 8.30am to 3pm.
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Range 2 ISN 11-15. Actual Salary Pro-rated - Full-time equivalent £25,625 - £27,770, depending on experience.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time
Closing date: 12/11/2025
Interviews to be held: Wednesday 19th November 2025
About us
At Elangeni, we are passionate about supporting our children to help them reach their full potential. We strive to provide an exciting environment that encourages life-long learning, where every child feels listened to and equally valued. In our friendly and caring community, we set challenging but realistic goals to ensure that the specific learning needs of each child are met through individual learning programmes and differentiation.
Website: https://www.elangeni.bucks.sch.uk/
About the role
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic experienced Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. Our successful candidate will work closely with our teachers and other classroom-based support staff to support pupils' learning across a range of subjects and age groups, helping to create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
Key Responsibilities:
• Assist in the planning and delivery of learning activities.
• Support individual pupils and small groups, including those with special educational needs.
• Help manage classroom behaviour and promote positive interactions.
• Prepare learning materials and resources.
• Provide feedback to teachers on pupil progress.
• Supervise pupils during break times and school trips as required.
Please refer to the detailed job description attached.
About you
Our successful applicant must have:
• Experience working with children in an educational setting (essential.)
• A caring and patient approach.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• A good level of English and Maths skills are essential.
Please refer to the detailed person specification attached.
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.
Please download a copy of the application form included with this advert on the Buckinghamshire Council Job vacancy page and submit your application form and a covering letter to [email protected].
Tel No: 01494 721436
At Elangeni we believe that a policy on child protection is founded on the right of all children to be safe and feel safe, and that it is the fundamental obligation on all schools to robustly secure this right.
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.
