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Senior Teaching Assistant (Level 3) at Grenoside Community Primary School

Grenoside Community Primary School is a warm, welcoming and friendly school that is proud of its place in the community. Situated in the north of Sheffield with beautiful surroundings, we are privileged to have excellent outdoor spaces and an inspiring surrounding environment in which to work. Being a part of Peak Edge Academy Trust, we enjoy working closely with the Trust and its schools to further our development for the benefit of the children and families we support. We are co-educational and have just under 350 on roll with pupils coming from Grenoside and from the wider local area. 

The School Leadership is seeking to appoint motivated and dedicated practitioner for a Level 3 Teaching Assistant role. This is an exceptional and rare opportunity for someone with drive and ambition to become part of the team at Grenoside Primary School and Peak Edge Trust. The school benefits from a skilled and dedicated group of staff who enjoy their job and believe passionately about the value of education and the importance of learning. Staff are proud to work at Grenoside; staff are valued at Grenoside. School leaders are collaborative in their approach and place great value on well-being and workload. 

Our values and ethos derive from wanting ‘the best for every child’ and we work hard to support all children to achieve their best possible outcomes – academically, personally and socially. 

The successful applicant will: 

• Be an excellent teaching assistant who has high expectations of self and others and is passionate about enabling all learners to achieve success;
• Work within an agreed framework of supervision to complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities, including preparation, delivery and assessment;
• Be well motivated and committed to providing a stimulating, happy and caring learning environment where all learners are valued as unique individuals;
• Have excellent knowledge of the curriculum for the phase in which they work coupled with the ability to secure successful learning for all children with a wide range of learning needs;
• Be committed to raising standards and developing the best education for all pupils;
• Offer a special blend of determination, innovative thinking, creative problem solving, resilience and humour.

We can offer you: 

• A caring and supportive working environment with children who are keen to do well who work and play together across the year groups 
• A highly motivated team of staff, governors and parents who are committed to building on the many strengths of the school 
• Established good practices 
• A commitment to your professional development 

Closing Date – Friday 23rd October 2026 

Interview Date – Tuesday 3rd November 2026 

Applications should be submitted using the attached application form (please contact the school if you require this document in a different format). In line with Safer Recruitment guidance, CVs will not be accepted, nor will applications submitted using forms other than that attached. Please return all applications to enquiries@grenoside.sheffield.sch.uk

Grenoside Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. All shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose any relevant cautions or convictions prior to interview. The amendments to the ROA Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are therefore not subject to disclosure to employers. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Please also note that an online search will also be conducted for shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

The successful candidate will be required to complete both an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Children’s Barred List check. Please note that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you have been placed on the Children’s Barred List. Teaching and classroom support staff will also be subject to a prohibition from teaching check. Candidates are asked to read the school’s safeguarding policy https://www.grenoside.sheffield.sch.uk/Our-School/School-Policies/.