Level 1 Teaching Assistant
Required September 2026
Permanent, Term time only, 30 hours a week
Salary Grade C point 5 (£25,583.00 FTE)
Actual Salary per annum £17,841
Lawn Primary School is an outstanding nurturing primary school with 425 pupils. We are located in a leafy suburb of Derby with extensive grounds and buildings. We warmly welcome applications from motivated, nurturing individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective team as soon as possible. The role will support pupils with additional learning needs and support the class teacher with teaching and learning in the classroom and contribute to the management of pupil behaviour by encouraging positive behaviour in the classroom.
Responsibilities
- Have the patience to provide group support to children with additional needs
- Be creative in your approach to learning and delivering the curriculum
- Have high expectations of pupils’ achievements and a commitment to excellent standards
- Work well as part of a team
- Be literate and numerate
- Be enthusiastic, energetic and committed to making learning exciting
- Have excellent communication skills with children and adults
Benefits
- A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards
- Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
- Calm and purposeful learning environments
- Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best
- Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
- A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
- Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.
Any questions or queries should be directed to Rosie Lang at Lawn Primary School, Norbury Close, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2QR. Email: r.lang@lawn.derby.sch.uk. Telephone: 01332 550178.
Closing date for applications: midnight 12th July 2026.
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