Teaching Assistant

Deeplish Primary Academy, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1LT

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  12 January 2026

• Closing date

  11 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254.00 - £29,064.00 Annually (FTE) 37hours per week TTO, Teaching assistant maternity cover

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant L1 maternity Cover

37 hours per week term-time only (38.8 weeks per year) maternity cover

Purpose of the role

To work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher, to support access to learning for pupils and provide general support to the teacher/s in the management of pupils and the classroom.

The role will be based at Deeplish Primary Academy but could involve some travel to our other schools within the Trust. This of course will be reasonable and appropriate to the role.

Focus-Trust

Focus-Trust was established in 2012. We are a charitable primary trust, based in the North West of England and West Yorkshire and are dedicated to working with our 15 primary schools.

It is the core purpose of Focus-Trust to continually strive to be a learning organisation, where the learning of all children and adults is valued and promoted.

We passionately believe equality of opportunity starts with education; irrespective of where you were born or where you live, a high-quality education in one of our great schools will make a fundamental difference to all our children's lives, career prospects and social mobility.

We are proud to have a great team of people working in our central team and within our schools who always put children at the heart of our practice. We are committed to providing excellent professional development opportunities for all our staff and always aim to be an employer of choice.

We welcome people who share our values and approach to our work and who can help us make our mission a reality; : ‘Learning together, making the difference’ and help us demonstrate our vision; ‘Great schools at the heart of our communities’.

Closing Date for applications: 11th November 2025 at Noon

Interview Date: 4th December 2025

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Additional Reasons to Join Us:

 Automatic enrolment into a Teachers or Local Government Pension Scheme (albeit employees can opt out if they choose to)

 Terms and conditions which are in line with national for Teaching staff and a Focus-Trust pay and grading structure which applies to all support staff across the Trust.

 Access to the employee assistance programme to support with great health and wellbeing for all

 Cycle to work schemes available

 Excellent opportunities for professional and career development

Commitment to Safeguarding

Focus-Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. There is an explicit expectation that all staff, trustees, governors and volunteers share this commitment and adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures. Applicants should be aware that the recruitment process will include an assessment of your suitability to work with children and must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Focus-Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.

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 Deeplish Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 451 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Deeplish Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/deeplish-primary-academy

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