Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Breadsall Hill Top Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 4ET

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  14 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £23729.46 Actual salary per annum

Level 3 Teaching Assistant job summary

Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Required from ASAP

Full time

34 hours per week

Term time only

Permanent

Salary Grade E point 13-19 (£30,023-£33,119 FTE per annum)

£23,729.46 Actual salary per annum

                                   

Breadsall Hill Top Primary School is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and hard-working Level 3 SEN Teaching Assistant to support teaching and learning in the nest to maximise the participation of our children. We have an exciting opportunity for a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join the team at Breadsall Hill Top Primary School, working full time within The Nest, our developing specialist provision for children with complex autism and significant additional needs.

At Breadsall Hill Top, we want every child to feel that they belong, are understood and can succeed. Within The Nest, we are developing a calm, nurturing and highly individualised approach where communication, connection, regulation and engagement are at the heart of learning.

This is an opportunity to become part of our wider school community while developing specialist expertise in supporting children with complex SEND.

Why join Breadsall Hill Top?

This is a particularly exciting time to join Breadsall Hill Top as The Nest continues to grow and develop.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside the SENCO and wider school team to help shape the environment, routines and specialist practice within the provision, ensuring that it continues to develop around the individual needs of our children.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity for someone wishing to develop their expertise in complex autism and SEND within a supportive mainstream school. You will gain valuable experience of specialist teaching approaches while making a genuine difference to children’s communication, engagement, independence and experience of school.

Most importantly, you will be joining a school community where you can build meaningful relationships with children and their families and experience the satisfaction of seeing children make progress in ways that are meaningful to them.

If you are looking for a role where relationships matter, creativity is encouraged and every small step is recognised as an important achievement, we would love to hear from you.

The successful applicant will be required to meet the qualification and person specification requirements for the Level 3 Teaching Assistant post, including a recognised Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or accepted equivalent.

Transform Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

You will:

be able to provide creative, inspiring and enriching learning opportunities;

possess and use appropriate skills to undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical, emotional and educational needs of individuals and groups of children, including those with special needs

be nurturing, patient and consistent, while also being enthusiastic, playful and creative. Our children need adults who can make learning engaging, celebrate their interests and recognise that progress is unique to every child.

 be comfortable supporting children with complex needs, including communication differences, sensory processing needs, emotional regulation, developing independence and personal care. You will be able to remain calm during periods of dysregulation and adapt your approach to meet individual children’s needs.

Previous experience of working with children with autism, complex SEND or significant communication needs would be highly desirable, although specialist provision experience is not essential.

The Level 3 role includes contributing to planning and evaluation and undertaking specified work, including preparing and delivering learning activities and assessing children’s progress under the direction of a qualified teacher.

have high expectations of pupils’ achievements and a commitment to excellent standards;

work well as part of a team

be literate and numerate;

be enthusiastic, energetic and committed to making learning exciting;

have excellent communication skills with children and adults

In return we offer:

A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven

towards continuously raising standards.

Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

Calm and purposeful learning environments

Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best

Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office on 01332 341451 to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Sue Blair at Breadsall Hill Top Primary School, sue.blair@bhtp.sch.uk

Closing date for applications : Noon on 14th October 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing 19th October.

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9000 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

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

Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and pre-employment background checks, including satisfactory references, medical, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list clearance, online and social media checks and completion of relevant safeguarding training including Safeguarding Children in Education.

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 Breadsall Hill Top Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 418 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Breadsall Hill Top Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/breadsall-hill-top-primary-school-derby

Breadsall is a warm and caring community housed in extensive grounds with 6 separate classroom blocks, 2 halls and a number of intervention spaces.

As a team we constantly strive to achieve the very best for you and your child in order to create successful and happy children. Education is a partnership between home and school and we place a great deal of emphasis on our relationship with parents. We believe that children learn best when home and school work together for their benefit.

Our RESPECT code and vision is a living and breathing representation of our school where expectations of ALL pupils are the highest for Learning, Behaviour, Attendance and Punctuality. As a learning community we are committed to providing only the best quality teaching and learning opportunities both in the classroom and outdoors. We have an exciting and engaging curriculum based on a cross curricular approach, which aims to link thinking across subject areas and also develop positive learning behaviours and key skills for life-long learning.

We are a growing school, we know our children well and acknowledge that building positive relationships coupled with high expectations and high quality learning are the keys to success. However parents/carers are important partners in every child’s education and with our support we actively encourage and expect parents/carers to engage in supporting their child’s learning.

Please visit our website https://www.bhtp.co.uk/welcome/ which gives you a flavour of what our wonderful school has to offer, if you have any questions please contact the school office. But don’t simply take our word for it – come and see for yourself; we would be delighted to show you around.

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