Teaching Care Assistant

Ryecroft Primary Academy are looking to appoint three Teaching Care Assistants to join our academy in July 2025 on a part time, temporary basis.

Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

Your new role:

• As a Teaching / Care Assistant, you will provide one to one personal support for pupils with additional needs.
• You will provide special educational and/or medical support to ensure their successful engagement with and access to learning.
• You will need to maintain professional records and appropriate notes in relation to the individual pupil.

Hours: 32 hours per week / Term Time only (38 Weeks) / Temporary.

Your new school:

At Ryecroft Primary Academy we are committed to providing the best educational experience for all of our pupils and we believe that home and school working together, as a team, ensures that our pupils do their very best and that they are given the opportunity to achieve their full potential. The staff at Ryecroft ensure this by providing exciting lessons, guidance and support so our pupils can develop as happy, well balanced individuals who can make the right decisions for themselves.

The academy is a smaller than average primary school catering for pupils from our Early Years Foundation Stage, through Key Stage 1 and into Key Stage 2. There are currently 281 pupils on roll, including 24 part time Nursery pupils and 11 part time 2 year olds. The school is situated in the community of Holmewood Bradford.

Why join us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants. As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing.

• Financial Wellbeing: Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme, Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme, Access to an extensive discounts platform.
• Physical Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household, Gym & fitness discounts, Cycle to Work scheme, Free annual flu jab.
• Mental Wellbeing: Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Support Service, Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings.

Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process. The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.