Teaching Assistant

Higham Ferrers Junior School, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 8ED

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,614.00 - £26,017.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for two enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistants to join our team at Higham Ferrers Junior School who are dedicated to providing the best education experience for our children.

They should:

• Want to work with enthusiastic and well-behaved children
• Build positive relationships with pupils
• Value personal development as well as academic achievement
• Have good literacy and numeracy skills
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for all teaching and learning activities
• Have experience of working with pupils with a variety of needs
• Be dedicated to providing the best education experience for our children
• Want to contribute to a culture that prioritises pupil and staff wellbeing.

We are an inclusive and supportive community who will provide excellent opportunities to develop professionally. Our dedicated leadership team is committed to continuous improvement. We work together with our partner schools in the Learning for Life Education Trust, a locally based multi-academy trust.  

Hours of work: You will be required to work 31 hours and 40 minutes per week (8:35am - 3:25pm with 30 minutes for lunch), Monday-Friday, 39 weeks per year. Please note that holidays cannot be taken in term time, but an allowance for holiday entitlement is paid accordingly.

Salary: Grade D, Scale points 3-4, £25,614 - £26,017 FTE (Pro rata for part-time)

Contract: Named child contract. Your contract will be linked the to funding of the name child. When the child leaves the school, the contract will end.

To apply: Applications must be made via the School’s My New Term portal, available through our website: www.learningforlifetrust.org.uk/working-for-us/vacancies. Please include a supporting statement outlining your strengths and suitability for the role.

The closing date for applications is 9:00 am on the 28th September 2026

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 Higham Ferrers Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 322 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Higham Ferrers Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/higham-ferrers-junior-school-rushden

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