Teaching Assistant - Bank

Nexus Multi Academy Trust, Rotherham, S66 8AZ

90 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Flexible working - Part-time and Full-time options as well as ad hoc support
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: £12.88

What skills and experience we're looking for

Position: Teaching Assistant (Bank)

Hours and Salary:£12.88 per hour

School and Location: Academies across the Nexus trust

Contract type: Bank Staff (Supply)

Join Nexus Multi Academy Trust as a Bank Teaching Assistant!

Nexus Multi Academy Trust is thrilled to offer exciting opportunities for passionate bank teaching assistants to join our central team, providing vital support across our academy schools.

We have a range of supply assignments available at some of the best special and primary schools across South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. These positions span from nursery-aged children to young adults in further education, giving you a unique chance to make a difference at various stages of development.

What the school offers its staff

Why Choose to Work with Nexus Bank?

• Gain valuable experience within our esteemed Nexus schools
• We strive to ensure that your placements are local and convenient, minimizing commute times.
• Priority access to shifts, ahead of agency placements
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Competitive national pay rates
• Comprehensive support and continuous training opportunities
• Immediate eligibility for permanent roles, bypassing agency notice periods

Further details about the role

Our Opportunity

We are looking for confident, adaptable, and enthusiastic individuals who have a passion for working with children and a keen interest in the education sector.

Whether you're an aspiring teacher, a student or graduate, or an experienced Teaching Assistant seeking flexibility, this role provides the opportunity to manage your own diary and work across various locations—helping to further develop and challenge your skills.

We offer day-to-day, part-time, and full-time assignments that can potentially lead to long-term or permanent placements.

Key Responsibilities

As a bank teaching assistant, your responsibilities will include supporting teaching and learning activities in classrooms, as well as outdoor activities, under the guidance of a qualified teacher. You may be involved in one-to-one sessions, small group support, or supervising lunch and break times. You will play an essential role in helping children access learning and ensuring their safety and well-being.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you should demonstrate:

• A passion for working with children with special educational needs
• The ability to work with resilience, patience, empathy, and creativity
• Experience supporting children (ideal but not essential)
• A Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant qualification is preferred, though not essential

Knowledge of SEN will be an advantage, and the ability to respond to the emotional, social, and mental health needs of our students is key. You may also be required to provide personal care where necessary to ensure that each child has the support they need to succeed.

If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you!

To apply

Completed applications to be sent to bankstaff@nexusmat.org

All candidates are advised to refer to the job profile before making an application. If you require further details please contact the email address stated above.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to bankstaff@nexusmat.org

CVs are not accepted.

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.

About Nexus Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: bankstaff@nexusmat.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nexus-multi-academy-trust

Founded in 2016, Nexus Multi Academy Trust has a family of schools across South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.

Our vision, “Learning together, to be the best we can be,” drives everything we do.
It reflects our commitment to collaboration and school improvement — not just for the children and young adults we serve, but also for our employees, partners, and the wider communities we support.

At Nexus MAT, we believe in creating opportunities for everyone to thrive, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and shared success.

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