2 x Teaching Assistant Level 2/3

Wild Bank Primary School, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 2PG

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  4 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,827-£21,763

2 x Teaching Assistant Level 2/3 job summary

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint 2 x Teaching Assistant (Level 2 and /or Level 3) depending on experience and qualifications at Wild Bank Community School, Demesne Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2PG.

Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles at our academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Wild Bank is a one form entry school with 31 staff and 146 pupils aged between 3 and 11. Wild Bank’s school motto is ‘Working together we can achieve our best’.

Details about the role:

To start 5th January 2026 to 31st August 2026

Teaching Assistant Level 2/3 full-time Salary £26,403-£30,518

The role is fixed-term, part-time 30 hours per week, Term Time Only, with an actual salary £18,827-£21,763 (Grade D Point 7-10 / Grade E Point 11-16).

The hours are:

Mon- Fri 8.30 – 15.30 with 1 hour for lunch

We are a small one-form entry school with delightful children and dedicated and friendly staff. We are seeking two part time enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistants (Level 2 and/or Level 3) to join our supportive and friendly team; one for EY in the mornings and KS1 in the afternoons and one to work throughout KS2. We will also require the suitable candidate to be flexible to cover in various classes at other times and to provide smaller group support for classes when needed. Experience of working across a variety of age ranges is desirable. The successful candidates will work closely with class teachers to support the learning and development of pupils, helping to create an inclusive and stimulating classroom environment.

These roles are suitable for candidates with a range of experience and qualifications, appointments will be made at TA Level 2 and/or TA Level 3, depending on the successful applicants’ skills and experience.

Please Note: Applicants must clearly state on their application which level (2 or 3) they are applying for, based on their qualifications and experience.

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

The proposed timescale for the selection and interview process is as follows:

• Applications close at 09:00 on Thursday 4th December 2025 although the Trust reserve the right to close the process early if suitable candidates are identified through our selection process.

• Interviews will take place on Monday 8th December 2025.

• Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.

All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.

All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wild Bank Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 137 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wild Bank Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wild-bank-primary-school

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