Teaching Assistant
Yeoman Park Academy, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 8PS4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
17 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week. Term time only.
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year contract until July 2027
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 3 annual salary £25,588. Actual salary, term time only £21,848.22.
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will support pupils with a wide range of severe learning, physical or behavioural learning difficulties and require specific knowledge and a high level of competence in communication and interpersonal skills. You must be qualified in a relevant childcare qualification to at least NNEB, NVQ3 (or equivalent), and previous experience of working within SEN is desirable.
We know that our staff team are our greatest resource. Therefore, we invest heavily in them and we know that this has helped us to develop our stable, supportive and high performing teams.
Essential:
- Display commitment to protection and safeguarding of children and young people
- An understanding of specific learning difficulties and or physical impairments.
Desirable:
- Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and own position within these
What the school offers its staff
Our employee benefits
At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In return you will benefit from:
- Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 21.8%
- Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical,leadershipand coaching skills via the trust’sDiverse Association for Professional Learning
- Employee Assistance Programme
- GP helpline
- Health and wellbeing advice and support
- Eyecare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice schemes – car scheme, cycle to work, home and electronics
- Lifestyle savings - discounts and offers on gym memberships, holidays, days out, shopping, restaurants, etc
- Health cash plan (personal or family) – where you pay monthly and can claim money back on private treatments such as dental, optical and therapies (e.g. physiotherapy, osteopathy etc)
- Childcare – breakfast and after school provision
- Take a lookat ourrewards and benefitsonline
Further information about the job
We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated individual to be a Teaching Assistant at Yeoman Park Academy, covering a fixed term contract until July 2027. The academy offers high quality, inclusive education for young people aged 3 - 18 who experience complex learning difficulties. The academy is committed to child centered learning and works closely with parents and carers to prepare pupils for the next stage of their lives.
Why join Yeoman Park Academy?
We are a specialist academy for children aged 3-19 with severe, complex, profound and multiple learning difficulties based in Mansfield Woodhouse with 138 pupils. In our latest Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘outstanding’.
Our academy has a caring and supportive staff team who believe in every child and we work together to ensure our children achieve their very best.
Visits are welcomed and encouraged – please contact Amy Lomax, alomax@yeomanpark-ac.org.uk to arrange, or for further information
Website:https://www.yeomanpark-ac.org.uk/
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Yeoman Park Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- Size
- 141 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Yeoman Park Academy website
- Email address
- alomax@yeomanpark-ac.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01623 459540
We are a specialist academy for children aged 3-19. Most learners are on the autistic spectrum and some have severe, complex, profound and multiple learning difficulties. We are based in Mansfield Woodhouse and currently have 113 pupils.
Our academy has a caring and supportive staff team who believe in every learner, and we work together to ensure our children achieve their very best.
Arranging a visit to Yeoman Park Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email alomax@yeomanpark-ac.org.uk.
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