Care Assistant

Old Basford School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0GF

33 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  23 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: Points 4/5 £19,027-£19,328 actual salary per annum

Care Assistant job summary

Care Assistant

Contract Term: Temporary contract until July 2027 (with a view to be made permanent if successful)

Salary: Grade C, points 4–5 £19,027-£19,328 actual salary per annum (£25,185-£25,583 FTE per annum)

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (8:30 – 3:30), term time only (including INSET days)

Start Date: September 2026

Job Reference: Care/2026

We are looking for a talented, passionate, and creative individual to take the role of a Care Assistant within our SEND Team, which is led by our experienced SENDCo and newly appointed Deputy SENDCo.

This is a wonderful opportunity for an aspiring teaching assistant or care assistant to gain experience in successful Nottingham City primary school.

Old Basford School is a two-form entry primary school in Nottingham City with a fantastic reputation. We are an ambitious and aspirational school and pride ourselves on the additional opportunities we offer all our pupils. We aim for all children to leave our school educated, equipped, enriched and empowered with the skills and knowledge to find success in the next stage of their learning.

Your main responsibility is to support the class teacher with the education for SEND pupils and ensuring the safety, general welfare and wellbeing of pupils throughout the school day, this can be within the classroom and/or within our Enhanced Provision unit (The Willow).

We are looking for someone who has:

• Previous experience in a childcare (Nursery, pre-school or primary school)
  
• Experience of working in a setting subject to safeguarding and health & safety policies.
  
• Good communication skills
  
• The ability to work well on your own and as part of a team
  
• A positive attitude and sense of humour
  
• A willingness to learn new skills
  

We offer:

• A friendly school and community, with happy, motivated staff
  
• Professional development opportunities
  
• A supportive SLT, governors and staff who encourage collaborative thinking
  
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
  
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
  

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and candidates wishing to visit the school beforehand should telephone school or email to make an appointment.

Visits: Friday 5th June 4:00pm, Tuesday 9th June 2:00pm, Thursday 18th June 10:00am

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 23rd June at 9:00am

Interviews to be held: Tuesday 30th June

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Old Basford School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 468 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Old Basford School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/old-basford-school

Old Basford School is a two-form entry primary and nursery school in Nottingham City with a fantastic reputation and a ‘good’ Ofsted outcome in December 2023. We are an ambitious and aspirational school and pride ourselves on a strong equality, diversity and inclusion focus. We aim for all children to leave our school educated, equipped, enriched and empowered with the skills and knowledge to find success in the next stage of their learning, in all subjects and as citizens of the future.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and Nottingham