Teaching Assistant Fixed Term until August 2028. TA Role: Part time, 30 hours per week, term time only, plus 5 INSET days. Mon to Fri 9.15am-3.15pm Salary: Grade 4 (SCP6-7): £25,989 - £26,403 per annum pro rata Actual salary: £18,205 - £18,495 per annum Start date: Tuesday 2nd September 2026. John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) believes in the power of education to improve lives and the world. As a partner school in JTMAT, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and committed Teaching Assistant to provide support to pupils in our school. The successful candidate will: Have a passion for working with children. Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrate patience, empathy and a positive attitude. Be able to take initiative, work independently and as part of a team. Be flexible, adaptable and dependable. Have a desire to continuously develop professionally. We can offer you: A genuinely supportive and welcoming school community. Opportunities for effective professional development. Opportunities to work with children who are highly motivated and well behaved. A ‘family’ school which is rooted in our Christian values and lived out through our vision ‘Hand in hand with God, we love, learn and achieve’. ‘The whole school experience is centred around, nurture, inclusivity, celebrating differences and developing pupils to be the best they can be’ (Ofsted, Nov 2024) ‘Driven by its Christian vision, the school nurtures a culture in which pupils and adults are treated with love and care.’ (SIAMs Jan 2026) If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do. If you would like to discuss these roles, please contact Donna Preston, Head of School, or Matthew Baxter, Executive Headteacher, by emailing nps-office@nps.jtmat.co.uk or telephoning 01283 575216. We warmly welcome candidates to visit our school on one of the following dates: Thursday 21st May 11am or 3.45pm, Monday 1st June 2.45pm or Wednesday 3rd June 2.45pm Completed application forms should be emailed to nps-office@nps.jtmat.co.uk Only fully completed application forms will be submitted for shortlisting. CVs will not be accepted. Closing date: 9am on Friday 5th June 2026 Selection/Provisional Interview: Friday 12th June 2026 This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 Please note if you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. Please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants for the lawful basis for processing and retention. John Taylor MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying. Please review our Recruitment Pack on the school website before submitting your application.