Teaching and Learning Assistant

Heath Primary School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5RH

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 1st 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,248.00 - £28,161.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 7

Teaching and Learning Assistant job summary

We welcome applicants seeking part-time as well as a full-time positions. One role is permanent and one is fixed term.

Heath Primary School is a friendly and welcoming school with happy and engaged children who love to learn. Our staff team are dedicated and aspirational, with a sense of fun and commitment to every child.

The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hard-working and highly motivated Teaching Assistant to join at our happy and successful school, starting in September.

The successful candidates will be part of the team supporting children in school, supporting the class teacher and delivering interventions both 1-2-1 and in small groups. We would be interested to hear from candidates that would be keen to lead Forest Schools provision as well as support in the classroom.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

As a member of Embark Federation Multi Academy Trust, we are committed to developing our staff with a range of training and support. Our core beliefs are: Family, Integrity, Teamwork and Success and our vision is to become an outstanding school at the heart of the community.

Interested candidates are invited to look around the school, to make arrangements please contact the school office on 01246 850277.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service 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.

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 are not accepted.

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.

About Heath Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 356 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Heath Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heath-primary-school-chesterfield

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