Teaching Assistant Foundations Unit EDV/2025/LPA/35941 Lowedges Primary Academy Lowedges Road, [...]

Springwell Alternative Academy; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A local primary school in Sheffield seeks an experienced Level 2 Teaching Assistant to support the educational development of children. The role involves working with individuals and group settings, promoting positive values and passing on knowledge. Ideal candidates should be enthusiastic and caring, dedicated to improving children's wellbeing and educational experience. Working hours are 30 hours per week during term time until July 2026, offering a chance to make a significant difference in the lives of students.

Qualifications

• Passionate about the wellbeing, safety and educational development of children.
• Experience in supporting children in their learning.
• Willingness to be involved in the life of the academy.

Responsibilities

• Promote and support pupil access to the curriculum.
• Work with class groups, individuals and small groups.
• Model and promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Caring

Supportive of pupil access

Job description

About this Role

Lowedges Primary Academy is committed to making a real difference to the lives of our young people and providing outstanding learning and enrichment opportunities for them throughout their time with us. To be able to achieve this, we need to have a team of dedicated and outstanding staff, who will contribute to our exceptional learning community.

The Principal and Governors of Lowedges Primary Academy are looking to appoint an experienced, caring and enthusiastic Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our Academy. The successful candidate will be passionate, proactive and committed to the wellbeing, safety and educational development of our children in school, joining our Nursery/Foundations Unit.

Candidates are encouraged to visit our school. To arrange a visit (please note, we are closed for the Christmas holidays for two weeks from Monday 22 December), please call Mrs Matthews on 0114 237 2196.

Working 30 hours per week term time only until July 2026. (Term time includes working 2 out of 5 INSET days each academic year as directed, with availability to work any or all of the remaining 3 INSET days at short notice should the need arise).

Under the guidance of others the Teaching Assistant will:

• Promote and support pupil access to the curriculum
• Support children in their learning
• Work with class groups, individuals and small groups
• Model and promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour
• Have a willingness to be fully involved in the life of the academy

The role is based at Lowedges Primary Academy but may, on occasion, involve working at other academies within the trust.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.