Teaching Assistant Level 2 - part time, maternity cover

Dobcroft Junior School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2LN

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 November 2025

• Closing date

  25 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 18 hrs per week - 3 days, Weds-Fri, 9am - 3:30pm (30 min lunch).
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months (or until the return of the post holder)
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790 - £25,183

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please see job description and person specification.

What the school offers its staff

We are an inclusive and caring school and offer good quality support to all our pupils including those with special educational needs. Our children are polite, inquisitive and eager to learn and you would be working amongst a friendly, supportive staff whose strength is working as a team.

The post will involve working across the key stage; supporting individual children on a 1-1 basis as well as teaching small groups of pupils, as directed by the class teachers. In addition, there will be a responsibility for delivering high quality targeted interventions and support programmes to groups of children across KS2.

There is a show round taking place on 17th September at 3:45pm. Please call the school office to book on to the show round.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Dobcroft Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 379 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dobcroft Junior School website
• Email address: enquiries@dobcroft-jun.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142368075
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dobcroft-junior-school

Arranging a visit to Dobcroft Junior School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@dobcroft-jun.sheffield.sch.uk.

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