Teaching Assistant Level 1

Location: Parkview and Redwood Primary Schools Federation, Derby
Hours: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type: Full time, term time, temporary until July 2027 initially. Start date: 2nd November 2026 or as soon as possible

Post: Teaching Assistant working with pupils with varying levels of need
This post to work as part of our happy, dedicated and hard-working Teaching Assistant team at Redwood Primary School. You will be working alongside other TAs and teachers with pupils with varying levels of need.

We are looking to appoint a qualified, creative and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who:
has a good understanding of how to support pupils’ learning through effective questioning and interactions;
is able to liaise effectively with teachers and other staff about the progress of pupils they are supporting;
has good positive behaviour management skills to maintain our high standards of behaviour for learning;
is well organised and a proactive team player who will make a positive contribution to our school and will put Redwood pupils’ happiness and well-being at the heart of every action and decision;
has relevant experience of working with children with complex SEND

Our Federation operates a commitment to the safeguarding and protection of children. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the 1974 Rehabilitations of Offenders Act. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children. Before applying for this post, please refer to our school website Redwood Primary School - Safeguarding and view our safeguarding policy and resources.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Visits to the school are welcome. Please phone [phone removed] to arrange an appointment.

For an application form and further details, visit the school’s website at www.redwoodprimary.com (Community tab), email [email removed]

The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 16 October 2026 at 09:00am. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held week beginning 19 October 2026

Please see here for Job Description

Please see here for Person Specification

Please see here for Application Form