Teaching Assistant

Ashbrook Junior School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3HF

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  27 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £10,407.45 (Actual Salary per annum)

Teaching Assistant job summary

TA (Level 1)

Required ASAP

Part Time 17.5 hours PW (Afternoons)

FTC until August 2026

Salary Grade C point 5 (£25583 FTE per annum)

£10,407.45 (Actual Salary per annum)

Do you have a passion for supporting children to thrive in their learning and emotional development?

Are you enthusiastic about working with pupils with SEND and ensuring every child can access personalised provision?

If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

We are looking to recruit a dedicated and compassionate Teaching Assistant to join our KS2 team. The role will involve supporting individual pupils with SEMH needs during the afternoons, helping them access learning successfully and achieve their full potential.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is enthusiastic about helping pupils make progress in their learning.

• Finds real satisfaction in working closely with children.

• Uses calm and effective strategies to support children’s emotional regulation.

• Can adapt and personalise learning experiences to help every child succeed.

We can offer:

• A supportive and enthusiastic leadership team committed to excellence.

• A welcoming school community that values every child and every adult.

• Opportunities to develop your skills and make a real difference to pupils’ learning experiences.

If you think this role and this school is the right one for you, please contact us for more details. Please contact the school office for further information and an application pack. If you wish to discuss the role with someone at the school, please leave your details and we will contact you. 

Please complete an online application form.

• Closing date for applications: Thursday 27th November 2025. Midday.

• Interviews: Tuesday 2nd December 2025

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 Ashbrook Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 173 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ashbrook Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashbrook-junior-school

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