TEACHING ASSISTANT – LEVEL 2 – x2 FULL TIME POSTS

Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 5HS

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  30 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: GLPC-D

What skills and experience we're looking for

Walter Halls Primary School is a busy and diverse two-form Primary and Nursery school serving the communities of St Anns and Mapperley. Due to retirement and promotion, we are currently seeking two new brilliant teaching assistants to join our team from September 2025 onwards. We are a school that places high importance on the values of Inclusion and Equity and we invest heavily in supporting all of our children, no matter what their needs may be. We believe that committed and hardworking teaching assistants make all the difference to our children’s successes and we therefore place high value on the role that you play in our school.

You will be someone who:

• Has a passion for working in inner-city schools and a strong belief that all children can achieve with the right adults around them.
• Has experience, knowledge and skills in supporting children’s learning initially in the younger years.
• Is calm, patient and committed to helping children who display challenging or complex behaviours.
• Has the ability to work as a part of a large team of professionals, sharing ideas and good practice, working collaboratively.
• Has high standards of communication and interpersonal skills.

Is excellent at forming positive relationships with all children and families, colleagues and other

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you:

• A hard-working and committed team who are passionate, energetic and welcoming.
• A friendly, open and supportive leadership group, who value every staff member’s contribution.
• A wider school community who genuinely care for and contribute to the school and who welcome new people to become a meaningful part of our Walter Halls Family.
• An opportunity to work in a school within stunning grounds and play areas with a community rich in diversity
• Excellent links with Nottingham Schools Trust with high quality CPD and networking opportunities.
• Amazing children who show positive behaviour, curiosity and resilience – and who make us smile every day!

Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced level disclosure and satisfactory references.

We welcome visits to our site on: Wednesday 14th May at 2pm or Wednesday 21st May at 10am please call our school office to inform them that you would like to come along and visit.

Closing date: Friday 30th May

Interviews on: Wednesday 11th June 2025

Start date: September 2025

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to belinda.oconnor@walterhalls.nottingham.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 2.pdf - 413 KB (opens in new tab)

About Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 445 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School website
• Email address: belinda.oconnor@walterhalls.nottingham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01159150045
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walter-halls-primary-and-early-years-school

Walter Halls Primary School is a busy and diverse two-form Primary and Nursery school serving the communities of St Anns and Mapperley

Arranging a visit to Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email belinda.oconnor@walterhalls.nottingham.sch.uk.

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