Teaching Assistant - Level 2

Eckington School, Sheffield, Derbyshire, S21 4GN

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 September 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: £26,427.00 - £26,847.00 Annually (FTE) £26,427 - £26,847 (pro rata £19,659 - £19,971)

Teaching Assistant - Level 2 job summary

In addition to excellent numeracy and literacy skills the essential requirements are excellent communication, inter-personal skills, the ability to plan, assess and deliver literacy or numeracy interventions and a desire to work with young people helping them to realise their potential.

This role requires candidates to have GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above (or equivalent). The successful candidate will be expected to provide evidence of their GCSE certificates.

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 Eckington School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1124 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Eckington School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eckington-school-s21-4gn

Eckington School is an 11-18 comprehensive secondary school in North-East Derbyshire with more than 1200 students on roll, including 150 in the school’s Sixth Form. In April 2023, Eckington School joined Chorus Education Trust, also welcoming a new Headteacher.

Eckington School is part of Chorus Education Trust, and as such all appointees may be required to work at any Trust site in the future.

You can view the school website at: www.eckington.net

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