Departmental Assistant

Rushcliffe Spencer Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7BW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  24 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,823.00 - £27,545.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 10 to 14 - Full Time - Term Time Only plus 2 weeks

Departmental Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Departmental Assistant to join our team. You will provide supervision for classes when their teacher is absent. You will also provide administrative support to one or more of our faculty teams and will be actively involved in creating and maintaining an effective learning environment through display work. Furthermore, the ability to provide PE cover would be an advantage.

We are looking for a team member who thrives in the learning environment, supporting students with their class activities and maintaining our high expectations. An ability to be flexible and adapt well are also key components to this role; further details for which can be found in the attached job description.

If you require any further information or would like to organise a visit to the Academy, please contact Emma Cordwell on ecordwell@rushcliffespencer.org.uk. If you have any general HR queries please contact HR@rushcliffespencer.org.uk

Rushcliffe Spencer Academy is a highly successful 11-18 comprehensive school located in West Bridgford, Nottingham. Rushcliffe has been judged outstanding in all areas by Ofsted and, in 2021, was reaccredited as a World Class School for the second time. We offer a range of comprehensive benefits such as Health Assured, Cycle Scheme, Eye Tests for DSE users, Employee Assistance Programmes, Wellbeing support, Childcare vouchers, and Tech Scheme. We support each other to shine brightly.

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.

Applying for the job

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

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About Rushcliffe Spencer Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 2032 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rushcliffe Spencer Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rushcliffe-spencer-academy

Rushcliffe Spencer Academy is a highly successful 11-18 comprehensive school located in West Bridgford, Nottingham. Rushcliffe Spencer Academy has been judged outstanding in all areas by Ofsted and, in 2021, was reaccredited as a World Class School for the second time. .

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