Teaching Assistant

Knightsfield School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 7LW

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,111.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are a special school for the deaf. No sign language is used, and pupils all wear either hearing aids or have cochlear implants.

We are a small school with 68 pupils aged 9 to 18. They are happy and enthusiastic and enjoy school.

Our staff are a committed team of 12 teachers and 12 teaching assistants and we have very low staff turnover.

The role is supporting our pupils in the classroom, with some of our pupils needing more 1:1 support due to their additional needs.

We encourage you to visit the school to see how welcoming it is, and to read our application pack and website.

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 Knightsfield School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 9 to 18
• Size: 65 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Knightsfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/knightsfield-school

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