Teaching Assistant; Resource River Mead School

The working hours for this role are expected to be 32.25 hours per week. Monday - Friday 08:30 - 15:15 (and Thursday 15:30 - 16:30). The start date for this role is 01 October 2026.

River Mead School is seeking to appoint a passionate and energetic Teaching Assistant to work with their Resource Base. As a member of staff within our Trust, you will contribute to a collaborative working environment and play a key role in supporting the learning and development of all pupils.

You will support the class teacher in delivering a differentiated curriculum and ensure pupils can access learning effectively across a range of needs. You will work closely with children to explain tasks, reinforce learning in key areas such as literacy, and encourage focus, independence, and confidence. You will support pupils’ social, emotional, and behavioural development by promoting inclusion and building positive relationships in and out of the classroom.

You will provide personal care where required, support therapy programmes, and promote pupils’ welfare, safety, and wellbeing at all times. You will work collaboratively with teachers, the Inclusion Lead, parents, and external professionals to contribute to provision plans and monitor pupil progress. You will also prepare resources, maintain a safe and engaging learning environment, and support wider school activities, including supervision and trips.

You will uphold high professional standards, follow safeguarding and school policies, and actively engage in ongoing training and development to continually enhance your practice.

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a leading educational institution based in Wiltshire. Dedicated to providing high‑quality education to students from diverse backgrounds. Members of staff across EQUA Mead will be committed to improving the life chances of the pupils we educate and ensure we give Every Child, Every Chance. As a growing Trust, currently educating almost 6000 pupils across 22 different schools (pre‑school, primary, secondary, and sixth form) we are immensely proud of our staff and endeavour to be an employer of choice.

This is an exciting time as we continue to grow the number of schools and children we support.

When completing your application, please ensure that you add at least 2 references, with the first being your most recent employer. Please ensure that you read the attached referencing guidelines to familiarise yourself with our process. Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date. Your application must include a full employment history, accounting for any periods of time where you were not in active employment.

If this is not included it may not be possible to consider your application. To comply with safer recruitment regulations, we cannot accept applications using a CV. An incomplete application will not be considered.

This role will involve contact with children, and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted. EQUA Mead Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our Recruitment processes follow Safer Recruitment guidance, and all interviews‑regardless of role‑will include questions relating to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and complies with the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education. All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’.

These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Please note that by applying, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.