Peripatetic SEN Teaching Assistant

Alvaston Junior Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0PU

35 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Pending completion of pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  16 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours per week available
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade E (SCP 10 - 14) - £27,694 - £29,540 (pro rata to hours worked)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We welcome applications from excellent practitioners who have: 

• An NVQ2for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience

• A passion and commitment to working with children with Special Educational Needs

• Knowledge and understanding of pupils with Social, Emotional Mental Health needs and a willingness to support these pupils to thrive

• Understanding of the barriers to learning that children with special educational needs may face and be able to use effective strategies to support them 

• Experience of developing learning resources that scaffold and support learning

• Awareness of child development and knowledge of how children learn

• Experience of Working with or caring for children of a relevant age to those in the school 

• Communication skills to liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers 

• Literacy and Numeracy skills equivalent to Level 1 of the National Qualification & Credit Framework 

• Completion of Department for Education Teaching Assistant Induction Programme (or to complete within first term) 

What the school offers its staff

At The Harmony Trust, our work is guided by our core values:  

• Respect and Acceptance –We celebrate diversity and ensure every child and adult feels valued.  

• Honesty and Integrity –We act with transparency and fairness in all we do.  

• Compassion and Kindness –We nurture positive relationships and support wellbeing.  

• Resilience and Responsibility –We persevere through challenges and take ownership of our actions.  

• Co-operation and Collaboration –We work together to achieve shared goals.  

• Aspiration and Motivation –We inspire ambition and encourage everyone to reach their full potential.  

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

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About Alvaston Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 335 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alvaston Junior Academy website
• Email address: htrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alvaston-junior-academy

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