Teaching Assistant

Barry Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5JS

29 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 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: £19,054.00 - £19,353.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to work with children in our primary school setting.

This post is suitable for someone with experience working with children in Key Stage One and/r Two. Please read the attached job description and specification for further details regarding the position.

We can offer lively, creative children, a hard-working dedicated friendly team, supportive governors and caring parents. We are always keen to have innovative staff who enjoy the opportunity to use their own initiative.

Barry Primary is a place where all children can access a broad and balanced curriculum enabling them to grow, learn and achieve. Our ethos is determinedly child-centred, and our children need staff who will embrace this and work closely with children and families to develop an ever-changing individual curriculum.

• Post is 32.5 hours per week 8.30am - 3.30pm Monday - Friday
• 38 weeks per year (plus two training days)
• Contract is fixed term initially until 31st August 2027
• Pay grade is NJC Grade D 3-4
• Actual salary is £19,054 - £19,353

The post is subject to suitable references and an enhanced DBS check. The School and Nursery are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Please apply via My New Term. If you are interested in this role, please apply as soon as possible.

Suitable candidates meeting the criteria will be contacted directly regarding an interview.

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 Barry Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 441 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Barry Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barry-primary-school

Conveniently located just off the Wellingborough Road in Northampton, Barry Primary School is a friendly and vibrant community school and nursery with capacity for 420 children. We pride ourselves on our wholeheartedly inclusive approach and absolute commitment to providing the highest standard of education, while at the same time never forgetting that school life should also be as enjoyable and fulfilling as possible not only for the children but also for the valued team shaping their future.

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