SEND Teaching Assistant

Thurcroft Junior Academy, Rotherham, S66 9DD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 December 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  27 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,036.00 - £21,369.00 Annually (Actual) Band D Point 5-6 35 hours per week (Based on a full time salary of £25,583-£25,989)

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

ACET is a forward thinking and rapidly developing multi-academy trust. We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support the learning and teaching of children and young people.

This role may be attractive to those who may already have experience of / or working with children in any setting and who may therefore have relevant skills and knowledge they wish to develop; the applicant must have a good understanding of how children develop and learn. Applications are welcome from graduates seeking to gain experience in an educational environment.

Under the guidance of Senior Inclusion Leads the Teaching Assistant will:

Promote and support student/pupil access to the curriculum

Support children in their learning

Work with class groups, small groups and individuals

Model and promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour

Have a willingness to by fully involved in the life of the academy

Act as a keyworker

Be committed to CPDL

You will be expected to work across all areas of SEND and Inclusion in order to meet the needs of all learners

The successful candidate will be offered development through an apprenticeship at level 3 or level 5 as appropriate for their skills, prior learning and experience.

The role is based at Thurcroft Junior Academy but you may be required to work in other academies within the trust.

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

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 Thurcroft Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 291 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thurcroft Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thurcroft-junior-academy

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