Teaching Assistant

Swinton Academy, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 8JW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,030.00 - £18,317.00 Annually (Actual) 30 hours per week. Band D, points 5 - 6. FTE Salary, £25,583 - £25,989.

Teaching Assistant job summary

ACET is a forward thinking and rapidly developing multi-academy trust. We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support the learning and teaching of children and young people.

This role may be attractive to those who may already have experience of / or working with children in any setting and who may therefore have relevant skills and knowledge they wish to develop, the applicant must have a good understanding of how children develop and learn. Applications are welcome from graduates seeking to gain experience in an educational environment and from primary colleagues who have experience of delivering phonics programmes.

Working 30 hours per week, term time only. Including working 2 out of 5 INSET days each academic year as directed by the school, with availability to work any or all of the remaining 3 INSET days at short notice should the need arise, and for which additional payment will be made.

Under the guidance of Senior Inclusion Leads the Teaching Assistant will:

Promote and support student/pupil access to the curriculum

Support children in their learning

Work with class groups, small groups and individuals including delivering a range of interventions

Model and promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour

Have a willingness to by fully involved in the life of the academy

Act as a keyworker

Be committed to CPDL

You will be expected to work across all areas of SEND and Inclusion in order to meet the needs of all learners

The role is based at Swinton Academy but you may be required to work in other academies within the trust.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.

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 Swinton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 991 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Swinton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swinton-academy

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