Teaching Assistant - Cressex Community School
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
Do you want to make a real difference?
Are you ready to play a key role in the further development of our thriving, multi-cultural secondary school? Our great students are at the heart of all we do.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant as part of our strong commitment to Inclusion and supporting pupils in class and assisting with education programmes. Candidates are required to have good literacy and numeracy skills.
Term time only: Yes
Required for: September 2026
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Range 2 Bucks Pay - £26,522 - £28,742 (per annum - pro rata)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 training days)
Closing date: 01/07/2026
Interviews to be held: shortly thereafter
About us
At the Cressex Community School we firmly believe that high achievement for each and every student is our shared responsibility.
As a team of staff, we aim to ensure that everyone in the school is able to achieve their full potential and, we hope, to discover new skills and talents too.
Why Cressex?
• A supportive and dedicated community of staff and governors
• A family friendly school, making it easier for employees to balance work and life
• Teaching & Learning underpinned by the latest research
• A data-rich environment focused on raising standards for all
• Opportunities for Continued Professional Development
• A superb, state-of-the-art learning environment and well-resourced departments
• Staff gym onsite
We would welcome you for a visit to the school or for an informal discussion. Cressex Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Shortlisted candidates should be aware that online searches (including social media) will be carried out as part of due diligence checks.
Website: www.cressex.org
About the role
To support raised standards of achievement and improve provision for students by contributing to the work of the Enrichment team, to ensure that students learning and support needs are met in accordance with the aims and policies of the school.
Please see attached Job description for further information.
About you
Please see attached person specification for information.
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 send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01494 437729
Email: [email protected]
We take our responsibilities in relation to child protection very seriously. Access to the site is closely monitored. All adults who come into contact with young people have been appropriately checked. Our recruitment procedures follow "safer recruitment" guidelines. All staff receive regular training and updates on their obligations with regard to child protection and safeguarding. This includes training in areas such as misuse of the internet and social media, child sexual exploitation and the government's "Prevent" strategy, aimed at stopping young people falling prey to radicalisation.
The school works closely with partner agencies such as Barnado's, the Police and the Local Authority to ensure young people are kept safe.
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.
