Educational Teaching Assistant
Diamond Wood Community Academy, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 3AD13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 August 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: Hours per week: 18 hours per week, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – full days, 8:30am-3:30pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Actual salary
- Actual Salary: £10,430.56 to £10,596.10 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Educational Teaching Assistant - Diamond Wood Community Academy
Hours per week: 18 hours per week,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – full days,8:30am-3:30pm
Weeks Per year:Term Time only
Contract type:Expected end date – August 31st, 2027. However, could end earlier depending on maternity leave end date.
Actual Salary:£10,430.56 to £10,596.10 per annum
Start date:As soon as possible
Closing Date:08.09.2026
Shortlisting Date:10.09.2026
Interviews:17.09.2026
The Opportunity
At Diamond Wood Academy, we’re seeking friendly, reliable individuals to join our nurturing family. You’ll play a vital role in creating a safe, welcoming environment where pupils thrive and teachers excel. If you’re committed to excellence, teamwork, and making a real difference in young lives, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is committed to supporting pupils’ wellbeing and learning.
- Can build positive, professional relationships with pupils, staff and families.
- Is proactive, organised and able to assist with classroom preparation and routines.
- Can follow school policies and communicate effectively with the teaching team.
- Is confident in supporting learning activities and keeping pupils engaged.
- Is reliable in supervising pupils to ensure their safety at all times.
- Is flexible, willing to help with school activities, visits and day-to-day tasks.
- Is comfortable using and supporting pupils with basic ICT and classroom resources.
- Is willing to take on routine administrative tasks as needed
Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by contactingoffice@diamondwood.enhanceacad.org.ukon01924 325308
What the school offers its staff
Why join Enhance Academy Trust?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples:
- Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
- GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
- Free annual flu jab
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
- A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
- Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers.
Safeguarding Statement
Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm inall aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. Theactions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issuesand vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutoryresponsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where bothchildren and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.
Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm inall aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. Theactions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issuesand vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutoryresponsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where bothchildren and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.
To view our Safeguarding and Child protection policy please visit the schoolwebsite
To view our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders policy please click on the following linkEnhance Academy Trust - Policies
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Diamond Wood Community Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 339 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- ruby.pert@enhanceacad.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Diamond Wood Community Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ruby.pert@enhanceacad.org.uk.
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