Teaching Assistant Level 2

Based at Park Lane Primary Schoool Infant Department.
From June 2025.
Grade/Salary: RG3 SCP 5–11: from £12.85 per hour.
Term-time only, part time: 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Permanent contract (6 months probationary period).
Closing date: noon, Monday 12 May 2025.
*Successful candidates will normally start at the first point
of the grade to which they are appointed.

The Governors of the Federation of Moorlands and Park Lane Primary Schools wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to be based at Park Lane Primary School.

The successful applicant may be required to work at other sites within the Federation.

We are looking for someone who:

• has experience of working with children within a school setting
• is passionate about children’s learning and every child achieving their full potential
• has lots of energy, enthusiasm and patience
• is flexible and can work well within a team
• has a sense of humour
• teaching assistant NVQ an advantage
• has a good standard of literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to GCSE/NVQ standard

We can offer:

• friendly and enthusiastic children who want to learn
• a caring, happy school with a clear vision for our continued improvement
• experienced, committed, friendly and supportive colleagues
• high expectations of children’s achievement and behaviour

The postholder will be required to work with individual children and groups of children, to support the class teacher and to contribute towards the evaluation and modification of work programmes as required. The successful candidate will be a good communicator. 

For an applicant pack please email bursar@parklane.reading.sch.uk or call 0118 937 5515.

Please do not send a CV. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.

Please contact the school for further information. Visits to our school are welcomed. Please call 0118 937 5518 to arrange.

Closing date for all applicants: 12 noon,  Monday 12th May 2025.
Interview date: Thursday 22nd MAY 2025.

Executive Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Browne

Park Lane Primary School
School Road, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5BD
T: (Juniors) 0118 937 5515
admin@parklane.reading.sch.uk
Website: https://parklaneprimary.school/ 

Moorlands Primary School
Church End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading RG30 4UN
T: 0118 901 5505    F: 0118 901 5504
admin@moorlands.reading.sch.uk
Website: https://www.moorlandsps.org.uk/

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. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be sought from the successful candidate.
We will process personal data and sensitive personal data (also known as ‘special categories of personal data’) and criminal records data relating to you in accordance with our Data protection policy and in accordance with data protection laws.
As part of our due diligence and safeguarding procedures, pre-employment checks for shortlisted candidates will include online searches for data.