Job Description

Salary: £25,989 - £26,824 pro rata (£13.47 – £13.90) pay award pending

Hours of work: Hours of work: 30 hours 25mins per week, Monday to Friday 8.40am – 3.15pm with (30mins unpaid lunch) term time only (38 weeks)

Contract type: Named Pupil

A bit about us:

Fynamore Primary School is set on the western edge of Calne. It is a popular, vibrant and welcoming community with a strong commitment to inclusion and to the children’s wider personal and academic development.

All about the role:

Fynamore Primary School are seeking to appoint a dedicated, empathetic, and resilient 1:1 Teaching Assistant to join our friendly, welcoming team. This role will be to support a Child Looked After (CLA) who holds an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). This pupil requires tailored academic, emotional, and social support to thrive in our inclusive school community. The successful candidate will be working within a skilled and caring team. They will be expected to provide support to a named pupil 1:1 in small groups or a whole class setting.

The successful applicant will need to:

• be patient and nurturing, alongside being firm and fair
• be a team player with a ‘can do’ attitude
• be willing to embrace and support the ethos of our school
• be able to communicate well and build supportive relationships with staff, pupils and parents
• have high expectations in everything they do
• have a desire to improve their practice further
• understand that some children may have emotional barriers to learning that need to be supported
• be able to support children to overcome emotional triggers in a supportive and calm way
• have professional communication skills and be able to interact with outside agencies.
• deliver specific interventions outlined in the pupil’s EHCP.
• support the pupil's emotional well-being using whole school nurture-based approaches.
• modify classroom tasks to match the pupil's learning pace and needs.
• use positive behaviour strategies to help the pupil regulate their emotions.

Find out more and apply:

Unfortunatley, due to the summer holidays it will not be possible to visit the school.

To find out more about our school, take a look at our school website: www.fynamore.org.uk

To apply, please download an application form: Vacancies | Fynamore Primary School Applications should be returned by post to the school, or emailed to office@fynamore.org.uk by Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 12 noon.

If you have not been contacted by 24 August 2026, we thank you for your interest but you will not have been successful on this occasion.

Interview date: Tuesday 25 August 2026

Commencement date: ASAP

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings that are not ‘protected’ under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 & 2020). An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful applicant.

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