17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    1 November 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    15 October 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

£17,272.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5 (£13.47per hour)

Teaching Assistant job summary

  • Hours of work: 28.75
  • Working pattern: Monday - Friday, 9am - 3:15pm
  • Term weeks: 38 +1 weeks school closure, minimum paid weeks of 44.6
  • FTC term: September 2026 or until employee returns from maternity leave

At Northside Primary School, we’re more than just a school - we’re a community. Our dedicated staff work together to create a safe, supportive, and inspiring environment where every child can thrive. We’re proud of our strong links with families and the local area, and we’re looking for someone who shares our values to join our team.

  • What You’ll Do
    • Work closely with teachers to deliver engaging learning experiences.
    • Support individual pupils and small groups, including those with additional needs.
    • Help create a positive, inclusive classroom environment.
    • Be a role model for our school values every day.
    What We’re Looking For
    • A passion for helping children achieve their best.
    • Experience working with children (school-based experience is an advantage).
    • A team player with a positive attitude and plenty of energy.
    • A relevant Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (or willingness to work towards one).
    Why Join Us?
    • A friendly, supportive team who care about each other and our pupils.
    • A chance to make a real impact in a close-knit community school.
    • Opportunities for professional development and growth.

    If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.

    Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. . In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.

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.

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About Northside Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
79 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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