Two Support Assistants

Teaching Assistant Level 3, RG4 11–17: £27,269–£30,060 FTE; £20,028–£22,078 actual.
Lunch Time Controller: RG2 3: £24,027 FTE; £5,429 actual.


Teaching Assistant Level 3
RG4 11–17: £27,269–£30,060 FTE; £20,028–£22,078 actual.
32.5 hours per week across five days, 8.30am–3.30pm. Term time only.

We are seeking someone who can demonstrate energy, enthusiasm and the ability to support students across all age groups to join our large and established team here at New Town.

This role is crucial in supporting our aspirational and ‘good’ school to continue to improve, as we look to always provide the very best for our wonderfully diverse children and families. Building great relationships and modelling a belief in every child’s potential across our school are a must.

Lunch Time Controller
RG2 3 (£24,027 FTE) £5,429 actual.
10 hours per week across five days, two hours per day 11.40am–1.40pm
Term time only.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated person to join our Lunch Time Controller team. A successful applicant will have experience working with primary-age children, supervising children in play activities and managing children’s behaviour in a positive manner. Excellent communication skills, including a good standard of spoken English, are vital, along with the ability to work effectively in a team and administer minor First Aid when required.

Joining our school family means you’ll need to be:

  • An enthusiastic member of staff who is forward thinking and able to adapt quickly and easily.
  • Someone who puts children at the heart of all you do and is a positive role model.
  • Dynamic and fast-paced, finding effective solutions at every turn whilst considering others’ points of view.
  • A team player with the ability to work well both individually, as part of a phase and as a whole staff.
  • A kind and caring person, enjoying the bustling life of our diverse school family and always looking to recognise our polite and welcoming children.
  • An excellent English speaker and writer.
  • Efficient and effective in your working practices and able to prioritise well.

In return, our team can offer:

  • An optimistic and close-knit senior leadership team with a track record of improving schools.
  • A firmly established ethos of caring for one another in our school family.
  • A strong middle and senior leadership team who will guide and nurture you through your role.
  • A commitment to professional development, and a belief in driving improvement through looking outwards to the world beyond our walls.
  • The opportunity to work with a wider professional team of unique schools, all brilliantly supported by a Trust who strongly value the individual school’s character, ethos and approaches.
  • A beautiful and spacious school environment filled with love, light and kindness.
  • Secure car parking and a staff wellbeing package.

Full vacancy details and application instructions are available from the school website at www.newtown.reading.sch.uk under the ‘Contact Us’ and ‘Vacancies’ tabs.

Visits and tours are warmly welcomed; please come along to find out more about our lovely school and meet some of the senior leadership team who will happily chat about the opportunities available. 

Please contact us at workwithus@newtown.reading.sch.uk for more information.

Applications will be considered and interviews arranged upon receipt.

New Town Primary School


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