Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Closing on: Nov 23, 2026
Job Category: Support Staff
Job Type: Fixed Term

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Location: Holbrook CE Primary School

Contract Type: fixed term due to pupil numbers

End date: August 2028

Salary: Derbyshire Support Staff Scale grade 7, pay points 8-11, FTE salary £27982-£30,021 FTE, £14.50-£15.56 ph

Hours per week: 26 (2 days 8.30-3.30, 3 days 8.30-12.30, with some flexibility offered)

Weeks per year: 39

Start Date: January 2027

Age Range: Primary

NOR: 141

Job outline

Our friendly village school is looking for someone to join our team as a teaching assistant. Part of the role will be to support with SEND needs 1:1, with the rest of the role as a general teaching assistant. The working pattern would be 2 full days (8.30am-3.30pm) and three mornings (8.30am-12.30pm) – we can have some flexibility around the full days.  We can offer a great team and great children, with opportunities for training and support. Please do come for a look around to see if Holbrook could be the place for you – give the school office a ring on 01332 880277 to book a visit.

Application information

To apply please submit completed applications forms to info@holbrook.ddat.org.uk by the closing date.

We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms. Please note that we will not consider CVs as part of the shortlisting.

Closing Date: Monday 23rd November 2026

Provisional Interviews: w/c 30th November 2026

Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust. Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants.

DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.

DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).