EYFS Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Holden Clough Community Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8XN

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  21 October 2025

• Closing date

  5 November 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  21 October 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: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,547– £28,838

EYFS Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant at Holden Clough Primary School, Alban’s Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8XN.

Holden Clough is a one form entry school with 42 staff and 345 pupils aged between 3 and 11. Holden Clough’s motto is ‘Reaching for the stars’.

Details about the role:

To start: December 2025

Higher-Level Teaching Assistant full-time salary £31,022-£33,699

This is a permanent, full-time 36 hours per week, Term-Time Only, with an actual salary £26,547– £28,838 (TMBC Grade F, Points 17-22)

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.

Holden Clough Primary School is situated in Ashton Under Lyne with a diverse pupil population. Set over two floors within spacious grounds including a wooded area for our forest school provision, Holden Clough is a forward thinking, vibrant school with a strong community ethos.

We are seeking an exceptional, qualified EYFS Level 4 Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated and supportive team. In this vital role, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive support to our pupils, teachers, and the wider school community. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial part in promoting the inclusion and well-being of all our students.

Key Responsibilities:

• Motivate and encourage pupils to achieve and develop
• Work with teachers to develop lessons, work plans, and the classroom environment
• Record the progress of children and, provide feedback to colleagues
• Manage pupil behaviour in line with the school’s policy
• Cover in the absence of the class teacher
• Lead other Teaching Assistants and liaise between managers, teachers, and Teaching Assistants
• Co-ordinate lunchtimes ensuring effective supervision and the provision of lunchtime activities for children
• Be a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Assess, manage, and deliver pastoral and learning support to our pupils We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who:
• Has a passion for working with children particularly in early years and a commitment to their well-being
• Has the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Can be creative and flexible in adapting to the needs of the school and its pupils
• Has excellent time management and multitasking skills
• Has a willingness to undertake continuous professional development

At Holden Clough, we offer a strong sense of community, polite and enthusiastic children, excellent facilities and resources, and a supportive team committed to staff wellbeing and professional development. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our diverse pupil population and contribute to the ongoing success of our school. If you are an experienced and dedicated Teaching Assistant who shares our passion for education and child development, we encourage you to apply for this exciting role.

Victorious Trust Academy are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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 5:00pm on Wednesday 5th November 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 17th November 2025
• Visits to our school are warmly welcomed

Please note we may close the advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so if you are interested in applying, please do so as soon as you are able.

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.

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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 Holden Clough Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 375 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holden-clough-community-primary-school

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