Specialist Teaching Assistant - Secondary

Greys Education Centre, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7AB

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,703.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £21,938pa

Specialist Teaching Assistant - Secondary job summary

We require a specialist Teaching Assistant based at our secondary provision in Kempston, to assist teachers working with pupils.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Specialist Teaching Assistant in the Secondary Provision

• To assist teachers with all aspects of their work within the provision
• To contribute to physical, social, emotional and intellectual well being of the pupils
• To work with groups or individuals within the unit or within other areas of the Alternative Provision Academy if the need arises
• To support pupils during breakfast, break times and lunch times
• To administer medication as required (training will be provided

What we offer:

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions
• No evening, weekend or school holiday working
• A thorough induction programme
• Development opportunities within a growing trust
• Employee Assistance Programme

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 Greys Education Centre

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 46 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greys-education-centre

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