15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    24 September 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    9 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1

Working pattern

Part time: 24 hours 40 minutes per week, term time only, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:45am-3:25pm

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026

Actual salary

Band C (NJC point 4-6) Full Time: £25,185 - £25,989 Actual: £14,131 - £14,583 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Salary: Band C (NJC point 4-6) Full Time: £25,185 - £25,989 Actual: £14,131 - £14,583 per annum
Hours: 24 hours 40 minutes per week, term time only, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:45am-3:25pm
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026
Closing Date: Wednesday 24th September 2025 at 9am
Interview: w/c Monday 29th September 2025
Start Date: As soon as your notice period allows

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we would encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

Are you a passionate, friendly and dedicated when it comes to providing excellent care and educational support to a pupil with additional needs?Do you recognise yourself as having strong communication skills, patience and understanding? Are you a strong team player who can help to secure outstanding outcomes for all pupils in a safe, vibrant, and happy school? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

What we’re looking for

Someone to/with:

  • Provide dedicated support to a class of children under the guidance of the teacher
  • Be responsible for some learning activities within the overall teaching plan to enable access to learning.
  • Carry out interventions within or outside of the classroom.
  • Be actively involved in all aspects of school life and a real team player
  • Provide the energy, stamina and commitment to make a difference and create the best possible educational opportunities for the young people at Netherton Infant and Nursery School.

What you’ll get in return?

You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!

In addition to this you will benefit from:

  • Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pensions Fund
  • A Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team
  • Staff development through appraisal and CPD
  • Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our students
  • Free Parking
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Eye Care
  • Annual Flu Vaccines
  • Home & Technology Scheme
  • Rewards and discounts
  • GP Online and Prescription Service
  • Your Care Wellbeing package
  • Lifestyle benefits (discount platform)

If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.

A tour of the school will be available on the mornings of Friday 12th September and Wednesday 18th September please contact the office on 01484 661832 to confirm your attendance.

For further details see our job pack below

HOW TO APPLY

Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role, ahead of making a formal application, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact our office via office@netherton.TLT.school

If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application.

SAFER RECRUITMENT

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.

What the school offers its staff

see above

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Netherton Infant and Nursery School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 7
Education phase
Primary
School size
201 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 7
Ofsted report
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School location

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