Student Support Facilitator; Teaching Assistant

Student Support Facilitator (Teaching Assistant)

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Salary
:
Grade 3: £25,185 to £26,403 full-time equivalent (£18,015 - £18,886 pro rata to hours and weeks worked).
Hours
: 30.5 hours per week, school term time plus 5 teacher training days (39 weeks per year). Hours of work are 8:30am-3:30pm Monday to Friday.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated professional to join our team at Foxford School as a Teaching Assistant (Student Support Facilitator). In this role you will provide academic and pastoral support to specific students or groups of students within the school, some of whom will have Special Educational Needs. You will provide a specialism in behaviour support to enable our students to achieve their best, as well as covering for lessons when teachers are absent.

Requirements:

• Experience working with children and ability to motivate students to learn.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build positive relationships with students, parents and staff.

Benefits you can expect:

• A comprehensive induction programme and mentor
• A range of benefits which include cycle to work, free parking and an employee discount scheme
• A strong commitment to staff well‑being and recognition
• Annual Support Staff Conference for all Support Staff across the Trust

We are proud to be part of Castle Phoenix Trust. This facilitates an opportunity to play to your strengths and provide excellent collaboration between colleagues and leaders, access to effective CPD and the chance to develop professionally. The Trust is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best.

Our Trust values are Respect to All, From All, Innovation and Collaboration.

Closing date
: 9:00AM Sunday 11th January 2026

Early applications are encouraged as the Trust reserves the right to call suitable candidates to interview prior to the closing date.

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.