Job description
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: Bracken Hill School
Grade/Scale: Support Pay Scale - Grade 3 (Points 5-7), Actual Salary £26,428 - £27,274 per annum
Contract: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term Time Only)
Bracken Hill School is an all-age Special School for children aged 4 to 18 years, who have a range of complex educational needs with associated social and emotional difficulties, and challenging behaviour. The Executive Headteacher and Head of School are looking to appoint an experienced and qualified (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent) Teaching Assistant. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to join a dynamic, flexible, hardworking team committed to providing pupils with the best possible opportunities to enable them to reach their full potential.
Please see the attached Application pack including a Welcome from The Executive Headteacher and Head of School and more information about Bracken Hill School and Esteem MAT.
Please review the attached Job Description to learn more about the role and what we are looking for in the successful candidate.
Benefits Include:
- LGPS Pension Scheme (16.6% employer contributions)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice.
- Access to National College CPD platform.
- Access to My Money Matters Financial Wellbeing Platform
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
For further information, please contact Heidi Bonser (School Business Manager) on hbonser@brackenhill.notts.sch.uk
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status.
Perfection is not required, if you are excited by the role and our organisation, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria, we would still love to hear from you!
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Bracken Hill School
Academy special converter · Ages 4–18
- Pupils
- 173
- Avg teacher salary
- £45,725
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 8.2:1
- Academy trust
- ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7HZ
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- Salary
- £22,726.00 - £23,454.00 Annually (Actual) Support Pay Scale - Grade 3 (Points 5-7), Actual Salary £26,428 - £27,274 per annum
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 22 October 2026
- Closing date
- 13 November 2026
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