What skills and experience we're looking for
31.25 Hours per week, Term time only, Starting as soon as possible
Are you a Teaching Assistant who is looking to learn and develop? Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School may be exactly what you’re looking for!
We are looking for a Teaching Assistant with SEND experience to help support the needs of children with Education and Health Care Plans. This role includes supporting the medical needs of pupils, including care plans for named children. Experience of supporting pupils with medical needs would be an advantage, however full training will be provided, e.g.- diabetes and catheter training.
Our school is an amazing place to learn and has a strong and developing SEND team including skilled and specialist practitioners.
Our children know exactly what they are looking for in a Teaching Assistant:
“Someone who listens and includes us all”
“Someone who doesn’t mind mistakes because that’s how we learn”
“Someone who tells us what we need to do next in order to improve”
“Someone who makes learning fun”
If you are a Teaching Assistant who is interested in joining a school that
• will provide you with dedicated and skilled professionals who will support you
• values and lives by our school motto of Aspire, Believe and Achieve
• can give you real opportunities to grow professionally
• makes a difference to a fantastic community
Then we would love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Want to know more? Please visit our website ( to appreciate what we have to offer. If you would like to visit and see for yourself what our school is like, or would like to request an application pack please email Allison at admin@whitleypark.reading.sch.uk.
For the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.
Closing date: 23 February 2025
Interview date: W/C 24th February 2025
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service and a social media check.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.