King's Worcester - Learning Support Teaching Assistants

Location: Worcestershire
School: King's Worcester
Type: Part-time | Term Time
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Summary

We are pleased to present two fantastic opportunities to join the friendly communities at King’s Hawford Prep School and King's St Alban's Prep School, Worcester as Learning Support Teaching Assistants.

Detail

The postholders will be integral members of the learning support teams, providing key interventions to children across the Schools. Working closely alongside the SENCO, they will support children with a range of additional needs. At the King’s Foundation, we believe in and celebrate each child’s individual brilliance, and this role is pivotal in ensuring that is the case.

The role will include (please refer to the job description for full details):

Providing effective educational support for pupils with special educational needs (SEN)
Planning and delivering learning activities for individuals or small groups with special educational needs
Helping to select and prepare resources tailored to diverse special educational needs and interests
Promoting inclusive participation of pupils with SEN in classroom and school activities
Being proactive in matters relating to safeguarding and child protection, and health and safety.

We're looking for applicants who can demonstrate:

A Teaching Assistant NVQ Level 3 qualification and practical experience
A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

What we can offer you:

A friendly, supportive and inspiring working environment, with great team dynamics.
Opportunities for professional development and training.
Access to a wide range of benefits (please see below).

Working pattern and contract: There are two vacancies (one at King's Hawford Prep School and one at King's St Alban's Prep School). Each are 12 hours per week (ideally 4 hours per day, across three mornings), plus supporting duties, permanent, term time only.

Salary: £14.78 per hour

Start date: January 2026, following the successful completion of pre-employment checks.

Questions? Please message us at recruitment@ksw.org.uk, we’ll be happy to help.

How to apply

To apply, please read the job descriptions below. Applicants can choose to complete either a downloadable application form which can be found on the Vacancies page of our website, or a TES online application form:

For the King's Hawford vacancy: https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/learning-support-teaching-assistant-worcestershire-2259559

For the King's St Alban's vacancy: https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/learning-support-teaching-assistant-worcestershire-2259562

When completing the supporting statement of the application form or submitting a cover letter, please ensure that you refer to the job description and person specification.
Application deadline: 9am, Monday 17 November 2025
Please note that the King’s Foundation is unable to provide visa sponsorship for successful applicants who do not hold the right to work in the UK.

The King's Foundation

King’s Worcester is a hugely welcoming and fulfilling place to work. We are incredibly proud of our reputation. Our employees and our enviable King’s community is what sets our school apart. We are committed to recruiting the best candidates, who join us from a diverse range of backgrounds, including other educational settings, industry or the commercial world. We are also committed to developing and helping colleagues to thrive while they are here at King’s. Careers at King’s Worcester are exceptionally rewarding in many ways. Here's what we can offer you...

We promote the values of mutual respect and integrity at every level in the Foundation, and we are an equal opportunities employer.
A highly successful, well-resourced school with a warm, welcoming atmosphere and a positive outlook.
A competitive salary, commensurate with the importance of the post and with the experience and qualities of the successful candidate.
Access to an Aviva Defined Contribution Pension Scheme for teaching and support staff.
A generous fee remission for up to two children of employees who attend schools in the King’s Foundation (pro-rata for part-time staff), following two years of service.
A genuinely rewarding role as well as career development and support for professional studies, if appropriate. Whatever the role, we offer excellent training and development. We are also committed to promoting from within whenever we can, giving the chance to build a great future at King’s.
Access to the School’s outstanding sports facilities including the gym and swimming pool at agreed times.
Staff are able to purchase private medical insurance through the School in order to benefit from group premium rates.
Lunch is provided for employees during the school day, plus hot drinks and snacks.
Employees have full use of School library resources and services.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free Yoga classes.
Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

The King’s Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-declaration form in relation to any criminal record or information that may make you unsuitable to work with children, and will be subject to an online search.

In order to provide our pupils with a well-rounded and enriched educational experience that is truly representative of the world in which they grow up, the King’s Foundation strives to place equity, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that we build a community which is truly representative of all backgrounds and experiences. We believe that we will do that best if our employees come from different backgrounds and if we create an environment of inclusion and belonging for them.