Teaching Assistant – d/Deaf Resource Base with d/Deaf pupils

Sunnyside Academy, Middlesbrough, TS8 0RJ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Term time only including PD days (195 days per year). Permanent.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,453.78 – £22,811.47 (actual salary)
• Pay scale: Spinal Column Points 6 - 7 (Band 6)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Sunnyside Academy wishes to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant to work in the d/Deaf Base with d/Deaf pupils. This position would be to start as soon as possible.

Sunnyside School is a large mainstream primary school with two support bases for children who are d/Deaf, children with a Visual Impairment and children with Higher Needs and Communication and Interaction difficulties

The school is committed to the philosophy of creating a genuine inclusive learning community. The successful applicant will work alongside Qualified Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People within the base and integrate into mainstream classes as appropriate. The successful candidate will need to be qualified to BSL level 2. Knowledge and experience of d/Deaf children would be desirable.

The successful candidate will work with teachers to support teaching and learning by working with individuals and/or small groups of pupils, adjusting activities within set parameters under the direction, guidance and supervision of teaching staff.

Candidates should be suitably qualified and experienced, possessing a NVQ level 2 or equivalent, having experience of worked as a classroom or teaching assistant within a primary school and be able to meet the criteria detailed on the person specification.

What the school offers its staff

We recognise that for individuals to achieve their best, the wellbeing of all Trust employees should be protected, promoted, and enhanced. Good wellbeing has many benefits to individuals and the wider Trust. Our staff wellbeing charter is a range of commitments that the Trust intends to deliver to all employees in support of the wellbeing and mental health of all working in the Trust.

https://adastraschools.org/careers/staff-wellbeing-charter/

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.

Requesting an application form

Application forms and further details are available via the Ad Astra website:

Completed application forms to be emailed to recruitment@adastraacademytrust.com

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.

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dDRB Base Advert - Band 6 Nov 25 Sunnyside.docx - 53.9 KB (opens in new tab)

About Sunnyside Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 272 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sunnyside Academy website
• Email address: julie.sutton@sunnyside.adastraschools.org
• Phone number: 01642 596422
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sunnyside-academy

Arranging a visit to Sunnyside Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email julie.sutton@sunnyside.adastraschools.org.

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