Teaching Assistant

Old Hall Junior School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3QR

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  7 November 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  17 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £9,445.00 Annually (Actual) The salary quoted is the actual salary for working 15 hrs per week. The role is term time and fixed until 31.8.26 (OHJSE4)

Teaching Assistant job summary

At Old Hall Juniors we strive to provide the best education for all our pupils in a caring, supportive environment. We are a happy and thriving school, our pupils engage well with their learning and enjoy the broad and balanced curriculum we offer. We develop confident young people, ready and prepared to be responsible and effective members of the community.

We are looking for a skilled and confident SEND Teaching Assistant who shares the ethos of our school and is committed to supporting us in delivering exceptional education to the community we serve. Previous experience of working in a school and a teaching support qualification, together with knowledge of SEND would be an advantage.

We welcome applications from candidates who:

- are willing to work collaboratively alongside colleagues and professionals to provide the best learning experiences for our children.

- have high expectations of teaching, learning and behaviour

- are highly motivated

- are flexible and adaptable team members who develop excellent relationships with children, parents and colleagues.

- are passionate about being an inclusive school

The role is for 15 hours per week. The work pattern for this role will be 3 hours per day Monday - Friday.

Context

The descriptions below of our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.

We ensure our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ hold us to account for the work we do.

Why do we exist?

Our purpose is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their future

• Our first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.
• Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.
• Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflect

How will we act?

We will use our purpose as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are;

Connected (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)

Helpful (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)

Organised (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)

Informed (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)

Candid (disagreeing openly and compassionately)

Effective (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)

Simple (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity)

What is our strategy?

We will use our culture to ensure the work of the Trust;

Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools

Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity

Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children

Seeks continuous improvement and disruptive innovation

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

We welcome visits to the school prior to application. If you have any questions, would like a conversation about the role, or wish to arrange a look around school please contact OHJEnquiries@learnerstrust.org or call us on 01246 273801.

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 Old Hall Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 246 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Old Hall Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/old-hall-junior-school

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