Turkish Speaking Teaching Assistant

Hurst Drive Primary School, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8DH

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,500.00 Annually (Actual) Term Time Only 8.30-4.00 Monday - Friday

Turkish Speaking Teaching Assistant job summary

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in children's academic, social and emotional development within a supportive school environment. As a Turkish-Speaking Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in creating a positive and inclusive learning environment for our Turkish-speaking students.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting teachers in classroom activities and lesson preparation.
• Providing one-on-one or small group support to students who need extra help with their studies.
• Facilitating communication between students, teachers, and parents.
• Creating a welcoming atmosphere that encourages active participation and engagement.

Requirements:
To excel in this role, you should:

• Be fluent in Turkish and English (written and spoken).
• Possess a strong passion for education and helping students succeed.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be patient, compassionate, and able to work effectively with diverse learners.

Safeguarding

The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation together with the local authority are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment

The school is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation actively promotes the core British Values defined by the Department for Education as: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation is a safer recruitment school. The successful candidate will be subject to rigorous safeguarding check and will be expected to undertake safeguarding training as part of the induction process.

Employment checks required:

Enhanced DBS check

Evidence of entitlement to work in the UK

Evidence of essential qualifications (see page 2 of this job specification)

Two satisfactory references

Confirmation of medical fitness for employment

Registration with appropriate bodies (where applicable)

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 Hurst Drive Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hurst Drive Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hurst-drive-primary-school

Hurst Drive Primary School is a two-form entry school situated in Waltham Cross in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire – easily accessed by car via the A10 junction of the M25 (Junction 25) or by train being only a ten-minute walk from Theobalds Grove or Waltham Cross railway stations. Placed in extensive grounds, including a very large field, pond and woodland area, the school serves a diverse local community with children who are kind, polite and a pleasure to teach.

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