Teaching Assistant (17.5 hours a week)

Kislingbury Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 4AQ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,614.00 - £26,016.00 Annually (FTE) £10163.80 - £10323.32 Actual Salary

Teaching Assistant (17.5 hours a week) job summary

Teaching Assistant

Hours: 17.5 hours per week, 5 mornings per week.

Grade: D3 to D4

Salary: £25,614. to £26,016

(Actual £10,163.80 - £10,323.32 )

38 weeks per year

Starting asap

We are seeking someone who:

• Is enthusiastic, approachable, friendly and positive about their contribution to our whole school community;
• Has the ability to work confidently, effectively, flexibly and independently
• Previous experience of working with and supporting children of relevant age in a school environment.
• Good communication skills and a willingness to work constructively as part of a supportive team.
• Good Literacy and Numeracy skills.
• Ability to build successful working relationships with both children, staff and parents.
• Personal commitment to on-going professional development.
• Shows initiative and creativity in different situations;
• Is passionate about children’s safety and well-being;
• Is keen to support the ethos of a Church school.

Please see the attached Job Description to review all details of this role.

We can offer you:

• A working atmosphere that is very much like one big family, from the children to the parents, staff and school forum.
• An exciting opportunity to work within the wider aspirational SLT team that want to embrace your talents and skills.
• Excellent CPD through being part of the Peterborough Diocesan Academy (PDET).

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert if we receive enough suitable applications. Therefore, please don’t delay in applying!

Kislingbury CE Primary school is a proud member of PDET (Peterborough Diocese Education Trust). We are a family of 36 schools across the Peterborough Diocese, and these strong links make special contribution to our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and learning. PDET is responsible for employing all staff and managing finances and other central services for the academies within the Trust.

If this sounds like the perfect job opportunity and you’d like to join our family, Kislingbury would like to hear from you. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged; please call 01604 831172 to arrange your visit.

Our school is committed to the protection and safety of all its pupils and staff and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. Please note CVs will not be accepted and Application Forms should be completed in full. Any gaps in employment must be identified and justified.

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 School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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 Kislingbury Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 111 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kislingbury Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kislingbury-primary-school-northampton

Kislingbury CE Primary School is a unique and friendly Church of England school, striving to maintain high levels of education within a caring Christian family which is at the heart of the community

Our dedicated and enthusiastic staff team ensure all our children are given the opportunity, support, guidance, and care to reach their full potential; academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually within a supportive Christian Family, and through our shared Christian values of Hope, Forgiveness, Respect, Courage, Wisdom, Trust, Creativity and Kindness, and with an overarching sense of love.

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