Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 08 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2026 |
| Location: | Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3NB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | d3a773f4-4538-42c5-bd6c-4be1819c34f2 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Skills and Qualifications: -
Good communication skills with both children and adults
Ability to work well within a team environment
Patience, reliability, and enthusiasm for working with young children
Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Values and Attitudes: -
Commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within the school community
Positive attitude towards supporting children's individual needs
Respectful, caring approach towards pupils, staff, parents, and carers
Willingness to contribute actively to creating a safe, happy learning environment
What the school offers its staff
• A welcoming, inclusive school committed to ensuring every child achieves their full potential regardless of background, ability or need.
• The opportunity to work in a school that is at the heart of its local community and values strong partnerships with families and external agencies.
• A supportive and caring environment where pupils, staff, parents and visitors are valued and respected.
• A strong commitment to inclusion, equality and diversity, with personalised approaches to meeting the needs of all learners, including those with SEND.
• Opportunities to develop expertise in inclusive practice and SEND provision through collaborative working and specialist support.
• Access to professional development and CPD
• The chance to work within a school that has high expectations for teaching, learning and behaviour while maintaining a nurturing approach to pupil development.
• A well-established curriculum that balances academic achievement with creativity, imagination and personal development.
• A clear set of shared values centred around the school's "5Rs": Responsibility, Resilience, Risk Taking, Relationships and Respect.
• A culture that promotes positive relationships, teamwork, mutual respect and professional collaboration.
• A school committed to safeguarding, pupil wellbeing and creating a safe, supportive environment for both children and staff.
• Modern facilities that are fully accessible and designed to support children's next steps in learning
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.
Skills and Qualifications: -
Good communication skills with both children and adults
Ability to work well within a team environment
Patience, reliability, and enthusiasm for working with young children
Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Values and Attitudes: -
Commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within the school community
Positive attitude towards supporting children's individual needs
Respectful, caring approach towards pupils, staff, parents, and carers
Willingness to contribute actively to creating a safe, happy learning environment
What the school offers its staff
• A welcoming, inclusive school committed to ensuring every child achieves their full potential regardless of background, ability or need.
• The opportunity to work in a school that is at the heart of its local community and values strong partnerships with families and external agencies.
• A supportive and caring environment where pupils, staff, parents and visitors are valued and respected.
• A strong commitment to inclusion, equality and diversity, with personalised approaches to meeting the needs of all learners, including those with SEND.
• Opportunities to develop expertise in inclusive practice and SEND provision through collaborative working and specialist support.
• Access to professional development and CPD
• The chance to work within a school that has high expectations for teaching, learning and behaviour while maintaining a nurturing approach to pupil development.
• A well-established curriculum that balances academic achievement with creativity, imagination and personal development.
• A clear set of shared values centred around the school's "5Rs": Responsibility, Resilience, Risk Taking, Relationships and Respect.
• A culture that promotes positive relationships, teamwork, mutual respect and professional collaboration.
• A school committed to safeguarding, pupil wellbeing and creating a safe, supportive environment for both children and staff.
• Modern facilities that are fully accessible and designed to support children's next steps in learning
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.