Teaching Assistant

Help Young People Grow in Confidence Are you passionate about supporting young people to overcome challenges, build confidence and achieve success? At Park House School, we are seeking a caring and committed Teaching Assistant to join our welcoming school community. Working alongside teachers and other colleagues, you will provide targeted support both in and beyond the classroom, helping students develop the skills, resilience and confidence they need to thrive throughout their secondary education. The Role As a Teaching Assistant, you will support learning across a range of subjects and year groups. You will work with individual students and small groups, help to create a focused learning environment, and contribute to the wider pastoral and inclusion work of the school. We Are Looking For Someone Who: encourages students to move forward in their learning, and to become resilient, self-reliant and independent learners is able to form empathetic relationships with students and communicate their needs effectively to other professionals has experience of working with young people who present with social, emotional and mental health difficulties is dependable, and carries out allocated tasks under the supervision of the Learning Support Manager About Park House School At Park House School, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do - Work Hard, Be Kind, Take responsibility. Our aim is to give students at Park House School a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country. We are based in Newbury in Berkshire which in itself is in a beautiful area of the country and provides good access to Oxford and London. The area we serve is diverse, and therefore our catchment and students offer a range of expectations and challenges, being able to drive ambitions is key. Our ambition for our students to have the best chance of success is central to our drive and vision. This is best evidenced by our incredible results in the summer exams of 2023 and 2024. Whilst the nation's results plummeted back to pre-pandemic levels, Park House has had two years of significant improvements and in 2024 attained their best results ever at both GCSE and A-Level. Furthermore, the school has attained the highest grades at both GCSE and A-Level in West Berkshire. Progress 8 is again well above the national average this year at +0.6. Working hard, Being Kind, and Taking responsibility underpin the standards that all staff and students work to meet every day, and run through all aspects of school life. Why Join Greenshaw Learning Trust? At Greenshaw Learning Trust, collaboration and professional growth are central to everything we do. As part of our family of schools, you will benefit from shared expertise, strong support networks and opportunities to develop your career across the Trust. We offer our staff: Professional development and training opportunities Career progression pathways Generous pension scheme Blue Light Card Employee Assistance Programme Gym discounts Free eye tests Cycle to work scheme Being part of a supportive and ambitious organisation If you are passionate about supporting young people and want to make a real difference in a secondary school environment, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please download the recruitment pack for further information. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 28th August 2026 . We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date. We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know. Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.