Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4ND |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 21a2e1a7-bdf1-4331-9196-04e677e15d19 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will have experience of enabling and supporting pupils with SEND with their personal, social development and academic progress from their individual starting points. Further responsibilities will include administrative tasks to support children and teaching staff.
Essential
• Have a recognised Level 2 or Level 3 qualification, or if unqualified, a willingness to complete the qualification
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Confident using technology
• Able to forge positive relationships with young people
• An excellent caring and empathetic skill towards pupils
• Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage conflicting demands and meet deadlines
• Has a commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils and providing equality of opportunity
Desirable
• Experience in Key Stage 2 would be beneficial
• Knowledge of working with pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
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 14%.
• Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning.
• Full support and induction.
• A strong and caring ethos among staff and students.
• Networking opportunities across Diverse Academies.
• Salary sacrifice opportunities such as car, cycle and technology schemes.
• Staff discounts and offers on gym membership, holidays, days out, cinema tickets, restaurants and top online shopping sites including instant voucher codes.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
• Health and Wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider, eyecare vouchers for a free eye test and contribution towards glasses for display screen equipment users.
Further details about the role
Applications
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.
Commitment to safeguarding
Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.
The successful candidate will have experience of enabling and supporting pupils with SEND with their personal, social development and academic progress from their individual starting points. Further responsibilities will include administrative tasks to support children and teaching staff.
Essential
• Have a recognised Level 2 or Level 3 qualification, or if unqualified, a willingness to complete the qualification
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Confident using technology
• Able to forge positive relationships with young people
• An excellent caring and empathetic skill towards pupils
• Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage conflicting demands and meet deadlines
• Has a commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils and providing equality of opportunity
Desirable
• Experience in Key Stage 2 would be beneficial
• Knowledge of working with pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
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 14%.
• Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning.
• Full support and induction.
• A strong and caring ethos among staff and students.
• Networking opportunities across Diverse Academies.
• Salary sacrifice opportunities such as car, cycle and technology schemes.
• Staff discounts and offers on gym membership, holidays, days out, cinema tickets, restaurants and top online shopping sites including instant voucher codes.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
• Health and Wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider, eyecare vouchers for a free eye test and contribution towards glasses for display screen equipment users.
Further details about the role
Applications
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.
Commitment to safeguarding
Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.