Level 2 Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 22 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Location: | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6HX |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 3b7d5193-5b8b-4d21-bcaa-aeccdb7be497 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Edgewood Primary School is looking to appoint a highly skilled Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team.
This role will be working 1:1 with children with significant special educational needs both in the classroom, at break times and in our specialist provision with other members of staff.
The successful candidate will be:
• Qualified as a teaching assistant
• Enthusiastic and able to think on their feet to solve problems
• Be IT literate to input information onto our school information system (after training on this system).
• Able to keep the child’s provision running effectively
• Be committed to inclusion of the children they work with
• Able to communicate well with children, parents and staff
• Able to maintain a positive outlook and cheerful personality
• Able to adapt planned curriculum to meet needs
This is a demanding role and would suit a candidate with experience of roles that have included intensively caring for others (e.g. previous 1:1 support or in other sectors such as caring for the elderly). The successful candidate should also have a clear understanding of supporting children with special educational needs from their TA qualifications or experience in work.
Nottinghamshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note that in line with the safeguarding due diligence requirements, if you are shortlisted,
• References will be requested prior to interview from your current or last employer. Where there has been a break in teaching, references will also be sought from your previous school/employer. Referees may also be contacted by telephone.
• You will need to bring with you to the interview original documentation to prove your identity and that you have a right to work in the UK
• You will need to bring with you to the interview original qualification certificates essential to the post.
• In accordance with KCSIE 2024, an online search of publicly available information will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues, which the school may wish to explore with an applicant at interview.
• The successful candidate will be subject to certain clearances being in place before they are able to start work, including an enhanced DBS check.
The school and County Council welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation for posts within County and Controlled Schools and in Colleges.
What the school offers its staff
Does this sound like you? If so, in return we can offer:
• A school with a welcoming and supportive staff and environment
• An opportunity to work with respectful and well-behaved pupils
• Professional support/CPD opportunities
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.
Edgewood Primary School is looking to appoint a highly skilled Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team.
This role will be working 1:1 with children with significant special educational needs both in the classroom, at break times and in our specialist provision with other members of staff.
The successful candidate will be:
• Qualified as a teaching assistant
• Enthusiastic and able to think on their feet to solve problems
• Be IT literate to input information onto our school information system (after training on this system).
• Able to keep the child’s provision running effectively
• Be committed to inclusion of the children they work with
• Able to communicate well with children, parents and staff
• Able to maintain a positive outlook and cheerful personality
• Able to adapt planned curriculum to meet needs
This is a demanding role and would suit a candidate with experience of roles that have included intensively caring for others (e.g. previous 1:1 support or in other sectors such as caring for the elderly). The successful candidate should also have a clear understanding of supporting children with special educational needs from their TA qualifications or experience in work.
Nottinghamshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note that in line with the safeguarding due diligence requirements, if you are shortlisted,
• References will be requested prior to interview from your current or last employer. Where there has been a break in teaching, references will also be sought from your previous school/employer. Referees may also be contacted by telephone.
• You will need to bring with you to the interview original documentation to prove your identity and that you have a right to work in the UK
• You will need to bring with you to the interview original qualification certificates essential to the post.
• In accordance with KCSIE 2024, an online search of publicly available information will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues, which the school may wish to explore with an applicant at interview.
• The successful candidate will be subject to certain clearances being in place before they are able to start work, including an enhanced DBS check.
The school and County Council welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation for posts within County and Controlled Schools and in Colleges.
What the school offers its staff
Does this sound like you? If so, in return we can offer:
• A school with a welcoming and supportive staff and environment
• An opportunity to work with respectful and well-behaved pupils
• Professional support/CPD opportunities
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.