Teaching Assistant

Heatherbrook Primary Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 1BE

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  12 March 2026

• Closing date

  8 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 March 2026

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: Grade 3, points 5-6 £25,584 - £25,989 pro rata

Teaching Assistant job summary

Heatherbrook Primary Academy - Teaching Assistant

Hours: 15.75 per week, term time only. Fixed term until August 2027.

Closing date: 8th April 2026, interviews scheduled to be held on 16th April 2026

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if suitably qualified applicants are identified. Early applications are strongly encouraged. 

About us

Heatherbrook Primary Academy offers a small, nurturing community where we all work together to make sure we are the very best that we can be. We are committed to developing a curriculum that offers challenge to all our pupils through outstanding learning opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom, enhanced further by the offer of a range of extended school activities. It’s a place where people matter, with a proud tradition for taking care of and supporting children as they learn and develop.

Why work for LwLAT?

LwLAT is a multi-academy trust based in the heart of Leicester City, serving diverse and vibrant communities. Our strength comes from our commitment to Inclusivity, Ambition, Integrity and Accountability. By celebrating and sharing the great work we do, through our vision and values, there are no limits to what our learners, staff, and communities can achieve. We offer an environment focussed on continuous professional development where ambitious and innovative leaders thrive and progress.

As a Trust we value inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, please let us know on your application and we’ll facilitate this wherever we can.You will:

• Be committed to high expectations and standards of learning, behaviour and aspirations for yourself and our pupils
  
• Be committed to raising attainment and ensuring all children are making good progress
  
• Have excellent communication skills
  
• Have a positive attitude and approach to change and development
  
• Be willingness to participate in and expectation of contribution to the wider life of our school and extra-curricular life
  
• Have the ability to support the pastoral needs of our pupils
  

We can offer:

• Access to the highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
  
• Favourable annual leave entitlement, above the statutory minimum, plus bank holidays.
  
• Access to extensive, free and confidential wellbeing services, including counselling sessions, physiotherapy, GP phone and video consultations, menopause support, manspace and mindfulness programmes.
  
• Staff Benefits Package - Access to a huge range of savings from retailers such as Currys, Halfords, Wilko, Asda, Tesco, M&S, Morrisons and many more!
  
• Cycle to Work – In partnership with Pluxee, this initiative allows you to make Tax and National Insurance savings on the cost of a new bike and safety accessories. Savings are achieved via salary sacrifice which is managed by the Trust and lets you spread the cost to make payments more convenient.
  
• Free Financial Support Service from Barclays - support with all aspects of your financial health and wellbeing, and you don't need to be a Barclays customer to use the service.
  
• Eye Test Vouchers – Free SpecSavers voucher for eligible staff
  
• Annual Flu Vaccine – Free flu vaccine voucher for eligible staff
  
• Free onsite parking
  

This post is subject to a successful Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and satisfactory references.

How to Apply:

For safer recruitment purposes we will only accept fully completed LwLAT application forms. CVs and resumes will not be considered.

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

Heatherbrook Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

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 Heatherbrook Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Heatherbrook Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heatherbrook-primary-academy

We refer to ourselves as Team Heatherbrook and this team spirit underpins everything we do as we work to educate, support and inspire our children. Our teachers and support staff all act as exemplary role models, educating and nurturing each child enabling them to become capable, caring and confident human beings.

Pupils are supportive of each other and their positive behaviour, both in and out of lessons, is a strong feature of our school. Our pupils develop empathy and compassion alongside respect for themselves and others. We believe in high quality pastoral care and work closely with families to support pupils' emotional development, also teaching mindfulness throughout the school to develop pupils' resilience, well-being and mental health.

Heatherbrook is an inclusive school and we embrace and celebrate our diversity. We are proud that our pupil group is so diverse, with children from a range of backgrounds, including many different nationalities, a higher than average number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities and pupils who do not speak English as their mother-tongue. We enjoy, and are grateful for, the loyalty and support of our families who play a vital part in our continued drive to achieve the very best.

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