Samuel Ryder Academy - St Albans
Secondary Teaching Assistant
Full time – 1 year maternity cover with the potential to be made permanent
Term Time Contract – 32.5 hours per week
Working Pattern 8.30am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday
Actual salary per annum H3 - £19,300
Required for December 2025
Samuel Ryder Academy is looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support in the secondary phase of the school. However, all Teaching Assistants may be required to work across both phases.
We are looking for practitioners with high expectations of pupil achievement and progress.
We are looking for applicants who put the experience of the child at the heart of their practice; someone eager to extend children's learning and makes learning fun.
The successful candidates would set themselves high personal standards and be eager to develop professionally to support the schools' creative curriculum approach to learning.
Diversity: The Scholars' Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.
Closing date: 9am 15th October 2025
Interview: TBC
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Scholars' Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Declaration of criminal offences
The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not 'protected' as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an upto date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract
Pay: £19,300.00 per year
Work Location: In person