Job Description:

1:1 Teaching Assistant (Part-Time, Temporary)

Location: Malvern, Worcestershire

Working pattern: Part-time, 15 hours per week, term time only (34 weeks per year). Hours to be discussed at interview.

Contract: Temporary until the end of the Spring term, with the possibility of extension to the end of the Summer term.

About the role

The Downs Malvern is looking for a 1:1 Teaching Assistant to support a Lower KS3 pupil who has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and a diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). You will help this young person build confidence, wellbeing and communication skills, and make progress in their education within a supportive school.

You will work closely with the SENDCo, Deputy Head Academic, subject teachers, parents and external professionals to give the right educational and pastoral support.

What you’ll be doing

• Giving individual support in lessons and throughout the school day

• Reassuring and encouraging a pupil who has previously experienced school refusal

• Working with teaching staff to put support strategies and adaptations in place

• Monitoring, recording and reporting on progress, development and attainment

• Attending meetings with parents and professionals when needed

• Contributing to safeguarding, wellbeing and the wider support network around the pupil

• Taking part in training, INSET and school meetings

What you’ll bring

• Education to A Level standard or above

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• A calm, patient and adaptable approach, with emotional resilience

• An understanding that every child is unique, and a focus on individual strengths

• The ability to work well in a team and build positive relationships with pupils, colleagues and parents

• Strong organisation and the ability to manage your own responsibilities

• Experience working with pupils with additional learning needs

• Experience providing 1:1 support to children in KS1, KS2 or KS3

• A Teaching Assistant, SEND or teaching qualification

Additional information

Closing date: 30 October 2026. The school reserves the right to close this vacancy early, so please apply as soon as you can. Applications through the TES website are encouraged.

This post involves significant contact with children, and the post holder will be in regulated activity. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so applicants will be asked to declare all convictions and cautions, including spent ones unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules.

The Downs Malvern provides an all-round education for pupils up to 18 and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. Candidates must be prepared to undergo child protection screening and an Enhanced DBS check.

You will need to provide proof of identity, right to work in the UK and qualifications during selection. References will be taken for shortlisted candidates and will include questions about past disciplinary action or allegations relating to behaviour with children. Previous employers may be approached to verify experience or qualifications before interview, and an online search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.