Level 1 Teaching Assistant; Reception Class

Overview

Job Title: Teaching Assistant Level 1 (Reception Class)

Actual Annual Salary: £9,605- £10,469 Based on hours and weeks worked

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £25,941 - £28,275 (CLF Grade

B) Based on full time hours, all year round.

Contract Type: Fixed term until 31/08/2026

Hours: 16 hours per week - Part Time, Term Time Only plus Inset days

Working Pattern: Wednesday 12:30-3:30pm, Thursday 8:30am-3:30pm and Friday 8:30am-3:30pm, including a 30-minute daily break where applicable.

Potential Start Date: February/March 2026

An opportunity to empower students to reach their full potential by delivering tailored support that enhances learning, engagement, and well-being.

At Minerva Primary Academy (MPA), we champion every child by nurturing strong, positive relationships and setting high expectations within an inclusive and supportive environment. We are committed to building a community of safe, respectful, and confident learners. We value every voice, empowering all students to become independent, lifelong learners who pursue their aspirations and contribute with compassion to both the school and the wider world.

Within our Reception Class, this role provides an opportunity to support children during the earliest stage of their school journey, helping them feel safe, confident, and ready to learn. The role involves supporting childrens educational, social, and personal development by using age-appropriate strategies that enable them to access the EYFS curriculum and build early foundations in communication, literacy, numeracy, and play-based learning.

Responsibilities include implementing planned learning activities, adapting approaches to meet childrens needs, and helping to create a nurturing, well-organised and stimulating environment.

This role contributes to measurable progress in early learning, social and emotional development, and readiness for the next stage of schooling. It includes effective communication with teachers, colleagues, and parents/carers, supporting positive behaviour, safeguarding childrens welfare, and working collaboratively as part of a team committed to inclusion and high-quality early education.

You will:

• Be committed to being part of a high performing school that has high expectations.
• Continuously be committed to improving the life chances of pupils.
• Always be committed to own self development and resilient to the challenges of working in a single form entry school.
• Be committed to seeing feedback as a gift and strive to be better every day.
• Stay committed to the wider success of the school and community.
• Have experience of, or willingness to embrace working in a single form entry school is essential.
• Have an understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and how a teaching assistant supports students in their learning.
• Be able to engage students and manage behaviour on a one to one or small group basis.
• Be committed to undertake relevant qualifications, e.g. Relevant nvq level 2/ 3 in supporting teaching and learning or equivalent, first aid qualification, to ensure ongoing professional development.
• Be able to engage students and manage behaviour on a one to one or small group basis.
• Have strong interpersonal skills, in particular with the ability to demonstrate empathy and active listening.
• Have good planning and organisational skills, specifically with regard to learning activities and support materials.
• Be someone with a keen interest in working with children and commitment to inclusion and acceptance of all.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

Minerva Primary Academy is a happy and successful school. We are a popular two-form entry primary school located in Fishponds, Bristol with a committed staff and a purpose-built modern building and unique playground. Our school ethos is 'Learning, Believing, Growing, Achieving' and everything we do is underpinned by our high expectations and a love of lifelong learning. To support our children to understand themselves as effective learners, we…