English as an Additional Language Teaching Assistant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 33.75 hours, 39 weeks (term time plus one week)

Working pattern: 8.15am – 3.30pm, Monday to Friday

Salary: Pathway 3, £21,288 - £22,702 per annum (FTE £27,254 - £29,064)

Site: Thomas Deacon Academy

Closing date:  9am on Fri 1^st May

Start date:  June 2026

Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.  

Do you lead with compassion when supporting young people finding their voice in a new language?

Do you have the confidence to help students grow, the courtesy to value every culture, and the commitment to remove barriers to learning?

If this sounds like you, Thomas Deacon Academy would love to hear from you.

Your role:

As an EAL Teaching Assistant, you’ll play a vital part in helping multilingual learners feel welcomed, understood and empowered. Working closely with the Multilingual Lead and English team, you’ll support newly arrived pupils through assessment and induction, deliver targeted small‑group and one‑to‑one interventions, and help adapt learning so that language is never a barrier to ambition. You’ll support students across lessons, clarify instructions, develop tailored resources, promote literacy and confidence in English, and build trusting relationships with students and families. Your role will also involve monitoring progress, sharing meaningful feedback, supporting transitions between key stages and working with external agencies when needed.

You’ll bring experience or a strong interest in working with young people, ideally within a school setting, alongside excellent communication skills, reliability and attention to detail. You’ll be confident using basic IT, able to work flexibly as part of a team, and motivated by a genuine commitment to inclusion, equality and safeguarding. Above all, you’ll share our values of compassion, confidence, courtesy, commitment, curiosity and courage, and believe every student deserves to succeed, whatever their starting point.

About us:

TDA is a welcoming school community where values guide everything we do. Compassion shapes our relationships, curiosity fuels our innovation, courage helps us challenge barriers, confidence empowers learners and staff, commitment drives our ambition and courtesy underpins the way we treat each other.

You will have access to excellent facilities, high‑quality professional development and the support of Thomas Deacon Education Trust. This is a place where you will feel valued, where your expertise will grow and where your work will make a real difference every day.

Why work for us?:

Join Thomas Deacon Education Trust and be part of a dedicated team committed to "working together to transform lives through education.”  To learn more about the benefits we have on offer, check out our video here: Employee Benefits

At TDET, 95% of our new employees highly rate our induction programme. Benefit from the unwavering support of our dedicated staff, ensuring you feel welcomed and well-prepared from day one.  According to our 2025 staff survey, 91% of staff are proud to work for TDET!

Ready to transform lives through education?  Apply now and make a difference!

TDET - Working together to transform lives through education

Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

At Thomas Deacon Education Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Join us in fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where all contributions are valued.

If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at  hrteam@tdet.education