Teaching Assistant

Robert Mellors Primary Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 7EX

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: Casual hours per week, term time only
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: £15.43 - £16.70 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Early Years Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated and supportive team.

To be successful in this role we are looking for a confident and experienced Teaching Assistant, be able to demonstrate your experience working in an inclusive environment with a diverse demographic. Applicants should be passionate and level headed and be able to manage a variety of young children's needs.

What the school offers its staff

Robert Mellors Primary Academy, located in Arnold, Nottingham, is welcoming and friendly. Our ethos and culture are around our Make a Difference values; Respect, Responsibility, Focus, Teamwork, Resilience and Compassion. Pupils enjoy coming to the academy where they are offered a broad range of opportunities specifically designed to ensure personal development and academic achievement. Parents, community members and professional colleagues speak highly of the provision offered to children and pastoral support for families at Robert Mellors Primary.

Robert Mellors Primary Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

Benefits:

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

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.

For further details regarding this post please contact Hayley Martin, Operations Manager on the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process, please contact the HR Team.

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Robert Mellors Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 314 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Robert Mellors Primary Academy website
• Email address: hr@redhillacademytrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-mellors-primary-academy

Arranging a visit to Robert Mellors Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@redhillacademytrust.org.uk.

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