Teaching Assistant

Salary or Hourly Rate

Grade 2

Type of vacancy

Permanent

Work pattern

Full Time

Work Base

Holly Primary School, Forest Town, NG19 0NT

Additional Documents

TA Job description.pdf – 135KB

Additional Documents

Job Application Form.docx – 101KB
Converted File Job Application Form.docx.pdf – 509KB

Additional Documents

TA Grade 2 Post.pdf – 315KB Closing Date 09 October 2026 23:55

Due to one of our Teaching Assistants retiring shortly Holly Primary School is looking to appoint a skilled Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team. This role will be a mixture of working 1:1 with children with special educational needs both in the classroom, break times and lunchtimes. There will also be general classroom support.

The successful candidate will be:

• Qualified as a teaching assistant
  
• Enthusiastic and able to think on their feet to solve problems
  
• Be IT literate to input information onto our school information system (after training on this system).
  
• Able to keep the child’s provision running effectively
  
• Be committed to inclusion of the children they work with
  
• Able to communicate well with children, parents and staff
  
• Able to maintain a positive outlook and cheerful personality
  
• Able to adapt planned curriculum to meet needs

The successful candidate should also have a clear understanding of supporting children with special educational needs from their TA qualifications or experience in work.

Does this sound like you? If so, in return we can offer:

• A school with a welcoming and supportive staff and environment
  
• An opportunity to work with respectful and well-behaved pupils
  
• Professional support, CPD opportunities

Completed application forms should be emailed to office65@holly.notts.sch.uk

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please email the school office to make an appointment or if you have any additional questions about the post. Please note we do not accept CVs as a standalone application.

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

• All posts in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All posts in schools, unless stated otherwise, are suitable for a job share arrangement.

• The County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation for posts within County and Controlled Schools and in Colleges.