Teaching Assistants (EYFS and Year 4) - Park Lane Primary School
Reading Borough CouncilReading, South East
Overview
This is a local council role (part time) with Reading Borough Council based in Reading. The advertised salary is £14,898 to £16,388 per year. Applications close on 10 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
25 hours per week - (8.35am – 3.15pm 4 days a week and 8.35am – 12.15pm one day a week) - Term Time only - Required January 2027
When applying, please indicate in your supporting statement which vacancy you are interested in EYFS or Year 4.
We are seeking to appoint two Teaching Assistants to join our warm and friendly team at Park Lane Primary School, working across the Infants and Juniors site, where you will be a valuable part of the team and help provide a secure and happy environment for children to learn.
Park Lane is situated in a residential area of Tilehurst, and we pride ourselves on creating a welcoming school community where every child is valued and supported to thrive.
- has experience of working with children within a school setting
- holds a Teaching Assistant NVQ (desirable not essential)
- is passionate about children’s learning and every child achieving their full potential
- has lots of energy, enthusiasm and patience
- is flexible and can work well within a team
- has a sense of humour
- has a good standard of literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to GCSE/NVQ standard
- friendly and enthusiastic children who want to learn
- a caring, happy school with a clear vision for our continued improvement
- experienced, committed, friendly and supportive colleagues
- high expectations of children's achievement and behaviour
The post holder will be required to work with individual children and groups of children, to support the class teacher and to contribute towards the evaluation and modification of work programmes as required. The successful candidate will be a good communicator.
Application packs are available to download from the school’s website: https://www.parklaneps.org.uk or email admin@parklane.reading.sch.uk or call 0118 937 5515 or more information
Please do not send a CV. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.
Closing date: Tuesday 10th November 2026
Applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we have received a sufficient number of applications and a suitable candidate is found.
Interview dates – Year 4 vacancy Tuesday 17th November 2026. EYFS vacancy Wednesday 18th November 2026.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be sought from the successful candidate.
We will process personal data and sensitive personal data (also known as ‘special categories of personal data’) and criminal records data relating to you in accordance with our Data protection policy and in accordance with data protection laws.
As part of our due diligence and safeguarding procedures, pre-employment checks for shortlisted candidates will include online searches for data.
How this role compares
We hold 243 council vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £36,264. This role pays less than about 97% of them.
There are 3,980 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 370 of them in South East.
You have 20 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 28 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Reading Borough Council has 56 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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