Teaching Assistant (2)

Pirton Hill Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9EX

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible (subject to relevant checks)

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  10 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,426.00 - £17,983.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant (2) job summary

Teaching Assistant (2) - (PH06)

The Governing Body are looking to appoint an experienced and committed Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. We are rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

(Permanent post - from February/March 2026 - Subject to relevant checks)

This post will be: 28.75 hours per week (5.75 hours per day) term-time plus 5 additional INSET days. 8:45am - 3:30pm

L3 - £17,426 - £17,983 (Actual Salary)

The Governors would like to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our friendly, supportive team, to support children in the classroom

Pirton Hill Primary School is on an exciting journey and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work as part of our existing support staff team to help our pupils to fulfil their true potential.

We are looking to appoint a person who:

• has a proven record of high quality support for children and has had a positive impact on their outcome;
• has a range of relevant experience; and
• is determined to raise standards in order to secure the best possible outcomes for each child.

For further information, or to arrange a visit, please contact Lynne Jaggers on 01582 507924 or email lynnejaggers@pirtonhill.co.uk

Closing date: 9:00am on 5th January 2026.

Interviews: w/c 12th January 2026 - to be confirmed.

Please ensure that references include your most recent employer and that the contact email is their professional NOT their personal email address.

The successful candidate must be able to converse with ease with members of the public and provide effective help and advice in accurate and fluent spoken English.

Please note that if you are shortlisted for this role, or an alternative role, an online name search will be undertaken, as per Keeping Children Safe in Education. The purpose of the search is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with you at interview.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.

It is the aim of the Council to recruit the most suitable candidate for a post solely on the basis of their skills, experience and knowledge in relation to the requirements of the post. As long as an individual meets the required criteria for the post, no person seeking employment with the Council will be treated less favourably than any other person or group because of their: Ethnic origin, Religion, Gender, Sexual orientation, Marital status, Disability, Age.

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 Pirton Hill Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 405 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pirton Hill Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pirton-hill-primary-school

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