Teaching Assistant Level 3

Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunston Primary & Nursery Academy, a large primary school on the outskirts of Chesterfield, is seeking a hard-working and highly organised Specialised Teaching Assistant to join its Enhanced Resource team.

The role involves supporting pupils with targeted needs and collaborating with teaching staff to promote inclusive practice. For an informal discussion, contact Miss Lucy Parkes via [e-mail]. Closing date is 9am on Friday 16 October 2026; interviews to be confirmed.

Qualifications

• Hard-working and highly organised individual.
• Experience in supporting pupils with special educational needs.

Job description

MinervaLearning Trust is a growing multi-academy trust committed to providing anoutstanding education for students from a wide variety of backgrounds acrossSheffield and Derbyshire. Founded in 2014, Minerva Learning Trust has expandedto a thriving family of schools, including primary, secondary, sixth form, and a unique post-16 provision. We have a strong track record of schoolimprovement, successfully transforming schools from Ofsted ratings of RI andInadequate to GOOD.

DunstonPrimary & Nursery Academy is a large Primary School on the outskirts ofChesterfield, who pride themselves on being an inclusive school for all. Weregard all staff and pupils as part of our family and whilst we have reallyhigh expectations of everyone, we maintain a caring and supportive ethos. Westrongly believe in work life balance and we work with our staff to activelypromote and improve wellbeing.

We are seeking to appointa hard-working and highly organised individual to undertake the important roleof a Specialised Teaching Assistant in our Enhanced Resource. Candidatesare encouraged to contact the school for an informal discussion about the rolewith Mrs Louise Parker, Headteacher arrangements for this can be made bycontacting Miss Lucy Parkes, via e-mail [e-mail].

Theclosing date is at 9am on Friday16th October 2026 and interviews are TBC.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to sharethis commitment, further information can be found in our child protection andsafeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Statutory Information - Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure andBarring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will becarrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their duediligence. Further information is available bycontacting Miss Lucy Parkes via e-mail:

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