Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Primary SEND)

Esteem Valley Academy, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8PF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  08 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 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: £27,816.00 - £30,175.00 Annually (Actual) Support Pay Scale - Grade 9 (Points 16 - 19), Actual Salary £27,816 - £30,175 per annum

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Primary SEND) job summary

Job Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Primary SEND)

Location: Esteem Valley Academy

Grade/Scale: Support Pay Scale - Grade 9 (Points 16 - 19), Actual Salary £27,816 - £30,175 per annum

Contract: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only (Part time could be considered for the right candidate)

Esteem Valley Academy is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Higher Level Teaching Assistant (SEND) to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in supporting pupils with a range of needs, ensuring they can access high-quality learning and achieve their full potential.

Working closely with teaching staff, you will support the planning and delivery of learning activities for individuals, small groups, and occasionally whole classes. You will help maintain a positive and inclusive classroom environment, support pupils’ academic, social and emotional development, and contribute to effective behaviour management.

The role also involves assisting with the preparation of resources, monitoring pupil progress, and contributing to the wider life of the school, including working collaboratively with colleagues, parents, and external professionals.

You will be instrumental in promoting independence, engagement and confidence in learners, while ensuring high standards of safeguarding, care and wellbeing at all times.

Esteem Valley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do, and we expect all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. We recognise that many of our pupils are vulnerable and may face additional safeguarding challenges; therefore, all staff must be vigilant, proactive and responsive to any concerns regarding a pupil’s safety or wellbeing. All safeguarding concerns are acted upon in line with academy policies and procedures, with support from the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and wider safeguarding team. Safer recruitment practices are rigorously applied, and all appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references. We warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds who share our commitment to safeguarding and supporting every pupil to feel safe, valued and able to thrive.

Please see the attached Application pack including a Welcome from The Headteacher and more information about Esteem Valley Academy and Esteem MAT.

Please review the attached Job Description to learn more about the role and what we are looking for in the successful candidate.

Benefits Include:

- LGPS Pension Scheme (16.6% employer contributions)

- Generous holiday entitlement

- Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice.

- Access to National College CPD platform.

For further information, please contact Olivia Daniells (Operations Manager) on odaniells@esteemvalleyacademy.co.uk

We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust’s Safeguarding Policy applies to all adults, including volunteers and agency staff, working in or on behalf of the MAT.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status.

Perfection is not required, if you are excited by the role and our organisation, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria, we would still love to hear from you!

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

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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 Esteem Valley Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 124 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Esteem Valley Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/amber-valley-and-erewash-support-centre

The Amber Valley and Erewash Support Centre is a pupil referral unit providing education to students who are at risk of permanent exclusion or who have already been permanently excluded from mainstream education. Our provision caters for students in Key Stages 2, 3 and 4, at sites located in Ilkeston, Kirk Hallam, Sawley and Chesterfield.

Our Academy has approximately 160 pupils on roll and is split over four key teams:
• Alternative Provision
• KS4 Site at Sawley
• KS3 Site at Bennerley
• KS2/3 Site at Kirk Hallam

Whilst the majority of our students have been permanently excluded, we work closely with local school clusters and the local authority to provide education opportunities to young people who are at risk of exclusion. Such placements have been highly successful in preventing numerous permanent exclusions in Derbyshire.

We are committed to working in partnership with young people, their parents and carers, their schools and other agencies to re-engage them and enable them to become successful learners and responsible citizens. Where students are able to demonstrate positive behaviour and a desire to achieve, we aim to help them transition back to mainstream school. For those who require a more alternative approach, we provide a balanced and varied curriculum, delivered through good quality teaching and learning.

Whilst for many, a pupil referral unit may seem to be the end of one's academic career, we see it as merely a change in direction.

Further information about our academy can be found on the website at www.avesc.derbyshire.sch.uk

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