39 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    October 2026

  • Closing date

    31 August 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    23 July 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full time equivalent salary

£25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Grade C Points 4 to 6 (£25,185 to £25,989 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £10,290.97.

Teaching Care Assistant job summary

Highfields Primary Academy are looking to appoint a Teaching Care Assistant to join our academy in October 2026 on a part time, temporary basis.

Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

Your new role

As a Teaching / Care Assistant, you will provide one to one personal support for pupils with additional needs. You will provide special educational and/or medical support to ensure their successful engagement with and access to learning. You will need to maintain professional records and appropriate notes in relation to the individual pupil.


Please see the job description on our website for the essential criteria and more information.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.

Your new school

Highfields Primary Academy is a vibrant and caring primary school situated in Doncaster. Our teaching team is highly motivated and driven by a desire to raise standards and improve outcomes for all our children. Highfields Primary Academy is an improving school. The school is at the heart of the community and has strong links with parents and community leaders. Ofsted recognised the high standards of behaviour and the positive relationships throughout school and was identified as good in all areas (February 2022).

We are looking for inspirational and highly motivated individuals to strengthen our team further - if you join our academy you have the opportunity to change lives on a daily basis.

Why join us?

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

CPD

At Delta Academies Trust, we’re committed to your ongoing development and supporting your ambitions, this includes our internal leadership development programmes - Leadership Pathways

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Employee Benefits

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing.

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Trust News

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Inspiring Our Students Beyond The Classroom

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Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

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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.

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About Highfields Primary Academy

Organisation type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
Size
101 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Highfields Primary Academy is a vibrant and caring primary school situated in Doncaster. Our teaching team is highly motivated and driven by a desire to raise standards and improve outcomes for all our children. Highfields is an area of high deprivation and many of our children struggle with early communication. At Highfields Primary we give the children a wide, language-rich curriculum which enriches their lives and enables them to set their own personal goals and achieve them through dedication and hard work. The commitment of the staff to deliver these ambitious aims creates a positive environment in which staff work collaboratively to support and discuss all aspect of the children’s learning in a creative and purposeful way. This ethos means that parents and children are welcomed into our school and positive attitudes are fostered by adults and children. Leaders mentor staff and model great practice in an open and encouraging way. As a result, there is a clear and ambitious vision of the school’s future which the whole school community work towards together.

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