Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor L3
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S61 1TD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4412c09a-2a98-41df-8292-91b176375a15 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Duties:
• To work with the class teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment promoting positive values and attitudes.
• To support the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adapting resources to facilitate children’s learning.
• To assist the teacher in monitoring and evaluating pupils’ performance against learning objectives and provide feedback to the class teacher.
• To establish productive working relationships with pupils acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• To support pupils and respond to their individual needs.
• To encourage pupils to interact and work cooperatively with others.
• To mark children’s work and provide constructive feedback to pupils as required.
• To promote the inclusion of all pupils and deal promptly with any conflict or incidents in line with the school policy.
• To deliver a phonics intervention using Little Wandle strategies with a group of children.
• To accompany classes on school visits, as needed, and have responsibility for a small group of children.
• To cover supervise the class for short periods in the absence of the class teacher using
pre-prepared activities.
• To provide general clerical support as photocopying, displaying pupils’ work and any other reasonable task as requested by the class teacher, SENCO or SLT.
Safeguarding:
All staff have a duty of care to safeguard the health and well-being of all pupils at Thornhill Primary School following KCSIE and the school’s Child Protection Policy.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
An exciting opportunity to work with children 3 – 11 years old
A welcoming, friendly and caring ethos
An environment where children are happy, confident and enjoy learning
Training and development in this role
A supportive Governing Body, parents and community
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.
Duties:
• To work with the class teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment promoting positive values and attitudes.
• To support the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adapting resources to facilitate children’s learning.
• To assist the teacher in monitoring and evaluating pupils’ performance against learning objectives and provide feedback to the class teacher.
• To establish productive working relationships with pupils acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• To support pupils and respond to their individual needs.
• To encourage pupils to interact and work cooperatively with others.
• To mark children’s work and provide constructive feedback to pupils as required.
• To promote the inclusion of all pupils and deal promptly with any conflict or incidents in line with the school policy.
• To deliver a phonics intervention using Little Wandle strategies with a group of children.
• To accompany classes on school visits, as needed, and have responsibility for a small group of children.
• To cover supervise the class for short periods in the absence of the class teacher using
pre-prepared activities.
• To provide general clerical support as photocopying, displaying pupils’ work and any other reasonable task as requested by the class teacher, SENCO or SLT.
Safeguarding:
All staff have a duty of care to safeguard the health and well-being of all pupils at Thornhill Primary School following KCSIE and the school’s Child Protection Policy.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
An exciting opportunity to work with children 3 – 11 years old
A welcoming, friendly and caring ethos
An environment where children are happy, confident and enjoy learning
Training and development in this role
A supportive Governing Body, parents and community
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.