Teaching Assistant Level 3

Derbyshire County Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Minerva Learning Trust's Dunston Primary & Nursery Academy in Chesterfield is seeking a hard-working and highly organised Specialised Teaching Assistant to join our Enhanced Resource.

The role involves supporting pupils with diverse needs in a welcoming, inclusive setting. The successful candidate will work with staff to promote wellbeing and high-quality learning. For informal discussion, contact Miss Lucy Parkes via [e-mail]; closing date 16 October 2026 at 9am.

Qualifications

• Hard-working and highly organised individual for the Specialised Teaching Assistant role in Enhanced Resource.

Job description

Closing date: 16 October 2026

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY USING THE DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WEBSITE, PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW.

Minerva Learning Trust is a growing multi-academy trust committed to providing an outstanding education for students from a wide variety of backgrounds across Sheffield and Derbyshire. Founded in 2014, Minerva Learning Trust has expanded to a thriving family of schools, including primary, secondary, sixth form, and a unique post-16 provision. We have a strong track record of school improvement, successfully transforming schools from Ofsted ratings of RI and Inadequate to GOOD.

Dunston Primary & Nursery Academy is a large Primary School on the outskirts of Chesterfield, who pride themselves on being an inclusive school for all. We regard all staff and pupils as part of our family and whilst we have really high expectations of everyone, we maintain a caring and supportive ethos. We strongly believe in work life balance and we work with our staff to actively promote and improve wellbeing.

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

The closing date is at 9am on Friday 16th October 2026 and interviews are TBC.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding 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 and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence. Further information is available by contacting Miss Lucy Parkes via e-mail:

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