Temporary Pupil Support Assistant

Ashgate Croft School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4BN

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  9 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 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: £18,454.57 - £18,746.21 Annually (Actual)

Temporary Pupil Support Assistant job summary

Ashgate Croft is a large and complex area special school. We provide education and care for pupils with learning difficulties, including autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties and associated communication, behavioural and physical needs, and we follow We follow a bespoke curriculum in order to meet each child's needs which is informed by the EQUALS curriculum

We are seeking to appoint a Pupil Support Assistant to provide support and guidance to other Teaching Assistants/Pupil Support Assistants as needed. You will be responsible for supporting pupils’ personal care needs by assisting them with toileting, changing, gastrostomy feeding and eating programmes. You will be required to carry out prescribed therapy programmes under the guidance of therapists and teacher and to assist teachers with general classroom preparation. This would suit someone with Care Experience. Please see job description for full details.

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 are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

This vacancy is being advertised as Temporary for 1 year (01.09.2026 - 31.08.2027) either Full-Time (32.5 hours 8:45am - 3:45pm) Mon-Fri 39 weeks per year or Part-Time. Please can you specify in your application whether you are applying for Full or Part time hours.

# WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THE JOB ADVERT EARLY IF A SUITABLE CANDIDATE IS FOUND #

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 Ashgate Croft School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 161 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ashgate Croft School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashgate-croft-school-chesterfield

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