17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    2 June 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    15 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,352.72 - £27,334.57 Annually (Actual) Salary based on term time only (39 weeks). FTE salary range is £28911 to £31171 per annum

Teaching Assistant Level 2 (SEN) job summary

Acorns is a purpose-built focused provision unit for children with autism aged 5-11. Our provision offers a calm and enriching environment for all children and we are looking for enthusiastic and compassionate educators to join our growing team.

Are you a motivated qualified Teaching Assistant passionate about working with children? Do you, like us, always put children at the centre of everything you do? If you're ready for your next challenge, you could be the right person to deliver outstanding learning opportunities for all our fantastic children within the Acorn Focused Provision Unit. We are seeking a Teaching Assistant who is minimum Level 3 qualified with experience with SEN children and Autism to deliver small group and 1:1 intervention as planned by the class teacher. SEN experience is strongly desired for this exciting opportunity, however the right attitude and willingness to learn is essential.

What we can offer you:

  • A culture of trust, where all contributions are recognised and respected
  • A skilled senior leadership team with a strong ethos of mutual support and challenge
  • Children who engage well and want to learn
  • An embedded whole trust commitment to professional development
  • A skilled and experienced central service team who proactively support our academies, enabling educationalists to focus on our core purpose – teaching and learning
  • A real commitment to work-life balance – we remember we are human beings first and educators second
  • Great Trust benefits including: free parking, company paid healthcare, cashback on medical, optical and holistic therapy costs, shop &travel discounts and excellent training and development opportunities

Visits to the academy are encouraged! If you wish to arrange a visit, discover more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information or you would like to have an informal discussion, please contact us to arrange a convenient date.

For further details about the Academy and Djanogly Learning Trust, please view our careers pages on MyNewTerm

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

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About Djanogly Strelley Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
399 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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