Job description
Teaching Assistant and MDSA
Type of role: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2027
Salary: K Scale dependent upon experience
Start Date: ASAP
Advert Closes: Midday 19 June 2026. Grove Learning Trust reserves the right to close the advert early, and interview prior to the closing date of the advert.
Interviews: TBC
What you'll be doing:
Teaching Assistant
- Working closely with the class teacher, SENDCO, and Headteacher to support learning in a variety of settings- from one-to-one and small groups to the whole class.
- Helping children access the curriculum and thrive in their learning , building both their skills and their confidence.
- Playing an active role in nurturing the emotional, physical and educational development of every pupil.
- Supporting children with a wide range of needs, using creativity and patience to help them succeed.
MDSA
- Putting out tables and benches.
- Supervising and support lunches being eaten in the dining hall.
- Supervise lunchtime play on the playground and field, encouraging positive interactions and dealing with incidents.
- Wipe up and clean tables and the hall floor, putting away benches and tables.
- Keeping children safe throughout lunchtime.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Oakhurst Community Primary School
Academy converter · Primary · Ages 3–11
- Pupils
- 425
- Avg teacher salary
- £49,312
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 24.8:1
- Academy trust
- GROVE LEARNING TRUST
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Swindon, Swindon, SN25 2HY
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- Salary
- £25,749.00 - £27,294.00 Annually (FTE)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 5 June 2026
- Closing date
- 19 June 2026
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