Level 2 Teaching Assistant

St Chad's Church of England Primary School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL3 6EE

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 September 2025

• Closing date

  13 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404 - £25,183 per annum pro rata

Level 2 Teaching Assistant job summary

Join our team as a Level 2 Teaching Assistant!

School:                 St Chad’s CE Primary School, Rhodes Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6EE 

Directorate:           Forward As One CE Multi Academy Trust

Reporting to:        Headteacher

Job title:                Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Contract:               Permanent

Grade:                   NJC 04 – NJC 06

(£24,404 - £25,183 per annum, pro rata)

Hours:                   32.5 hours per week

Working Weeks:   43.6 working weeks (Term Time Only)

Start Date:             3rd September 2025

Closing Date:        Friday 13^th June 2025 12 noon

 

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and talented teaching assistant to join our dedicated staff team.

 

The successful candidate will be expected to make a valuable contribution to whole school development and to enriching the experiences of our pupils and will be fully supported by the school and the Trust. 

 

St. Chad’s CE Primary School is a very special place to work. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant, with a clear pedagogy which aligns with our vision, a strong commitment to their own professional development and wanting to continually improve our offer for our children through open, honest and reflective teamwork. 

 

We can offer you a well- established team of highly professional and dedicated staff who work as one team in the best interests of our children. 

 

We will be uncompromising and relentless in our drive for the very best for every single child and their unique circumstances.

 

We offer: 

• Happy, friendly and enthusiastic children who love school life. 

• A strong team of dedicated staff. 

• A supportive community of parents and carers, who want to work with us to give their children a successful start in life. 

• A partnership with our Academy Trust committed to providing the very best professional development opportunities. 

 

If you have any further questions about this post, please email HR@fa1.uk

 

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact the school office directly to arrange an appointment on 01457 875151

 

Safeguarding Statement:  

 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

 

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.  

 

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check. 

 

Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before appointment is confirmed. 

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Chad's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 255 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Chad's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-chad-s-church-of-england-primary-school

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