Current Vacancies

Job Title: Teaching Assistant & Learning Mentor

Location: Firs Primary School – Part of the Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade E SCP 10 – 14 (£26,835 – £28,624 pro-rata for term time only)

Hours per week: 35

Weeks per year: 39

Start Date: As soon as possible

Firs Primary School are looking for an outstanding and motivated Teaching Assistant who will also act as a Learning Mentor to join its highly skilled team.  Successful candidates will be well supported through induction and training to meet the very diverse needs of pupils at the school.

Firs is a Good school, as confirmed at our last Ofsted inspection in June 2022. The Inspectors felt that: “Firs Primary School is an inclusive, happy and welcoming school. The ‘Firsy Five’ values are at the heart of everything staff and pupils do.  Staff and pupils ensure that everyone, including those who are new to the country, feel safe and welcomed…This is a school that cares for all.”

The School is proud of its diverse community and is keen to appoint a new member to help us in our continuing efforts to support our pupils in helping them to feel secure, supported and loved whilst enabling them to achieve academic success and emotional and social wellbeing.

Teaching Assistants at Firs Primary School are highly valued for their contribution to all aspects of school life, including our aim for all pupils to meet their full academic potential, whatever their starting points and barriers to learning. We are looking for someone to support pupils who are facing difficulties in school because of issues related to social, emotional, personal, behavioural problems or other factors.

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, completion of a probationary period, 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).

To apply please submit completed applications forms to djones@firsprimary.derby.sch.uk by the closing date.

We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms.

Applications are invited as soon as possible, we reserve the right to close applications early.

Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 30^th June 2025

Provisional Interviews: Week commencing 7^th Jul 2025

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Job Title: 2 x Teaching Assistant Level 2

Location: Firs Primary School – Part of the Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT)

Contract Type: Fixed term contract until 31^st August 2026 to cover a secondment and due to fluctuating pupil numbers

End date: 31^st August 2026

Salary: Grade E SCP 10 – 14 (£26,835 – £28,624 pro-rata for term time only)

Hours per week: 35

Weeks per year: 39

Start Date: As soon as possible

Firs Primary School are looking for outstanding and motivated Teaching Assistants to join its highly skilled team.  Successful candidates will be well supported through induction and training to meet the very diverse needs of pupils at the school.

Firs is a Good school, as confirmed at our last Ofsted inspection in June 2022. The Inspectors felt that: “Firs Primary School is an inclusive, happy and welcoming school. The ‘Firsy Five’ values are at the heart of everything staff and pupils do.  Staff and pupils ensure that everyone, including those who are new to the country, feel safe and welcomed…This is a school that cares for all.”

The School is proud of its diverse community and is keen to appoint a new member to help us in our continuing efforts to support our pupils in helping them to feel secure, supported and loved whilst enabling them to achieve academic success and emotional and social wellbeing.

Teaching Assistants at Firs Primary School are highly valued for their contribution to all aspects of school life, including our aim for all pupils to meet their full academic potential, whatever their starting points and barriers to learning.

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, completion of a probationary period, 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).

To apply please submit completed applications forms to djones@firsprimary.derby.sch.uk by the closing date.

We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms.

Applications are invited as soon as possible, we reserve the right to close applications early.

Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 30^th June 2025

Provisional Interviews: Week commencing 7^th Jul 2025

Click here for the job description

Click here for the person specification

Click here for the application form

Click here for the application monitoring form

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