Level 2 Teaching Assistant
Brook Academy, Gloucester, GL3 4ZN17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
23 February 2026
Closing date
4 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,706 - £23,400
Level 2 Teaching Assistant job summary
Job Title: Teaching Assistant - Level 2
Actual Annual Salary: £21,706 - £23,400. Based on hours and weeks worked.
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £28,859 - £31,111 (CLF Grade C). Based on 37 hours per week, All Year Round.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Term Time Only, Plus Inset days
Potential Start Date: 23 February 2026
Brook Academy have a rare Teaching Assistant opportunity offered on a permanent basis working 32.5 hours per week:
This is an opportunity for a caring, energetic, and experienced Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team, providing high-quality support within the classroom to help young people reach their full potential. For this role, we are looking for a member of staff to be able to lead small group work and implement specific interventions for children from across the cohort.
We are seeking a motivated and adaptable individual with strong interpersonal skills, who can work effectively both independently and as part of a team. The candidate will be passionate about supporting children’s learning and, ideally, will have experience of working with children with SEND.
About you:
You will:
- have an understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and how a teaching assistant supports students in their learning.
- be able to engage students and manage behaviour on a one to one or small group basis.
- be committed to undertake relevant qualifications, e.g. relevant NVQ Level 2/ 3 in supporting teaching and learning or equivalent, first aid qualification, to ensure ongoing professional development.
- be able to engage students and manage behaviour on a one to one or small group basis.
- have strong interpersonal skills, in particular with the ability to demonstrate empathy and active listening.
- have good planning and organisational skills, specifically with regard to learning activities and support materials.
- be someone with a keen interest in working with children and commitment to inclusion and acceptance of all.
- Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
What about Brook Academy?
The Brook Academy is a Special School with supporting young people with Social Emotional and Mental Health as the primary need for students and Speech, Language and Communication Need as a secondary need on site in Gloucester. Our mission is to consistently deliver excellent educational experiences for young people aged 11-16 improving their life chances and serving the communities of which we are a member through Equity in Education.
The school community core value is Equity, Resilience, and Togetherness. This drives our reflective practice of making positive impact to meet the need of every child through Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, Wellbeing, Digital, Voice, Leadership, Operating at Larger Scale and Environment.
We aim to provide all our students with opportunities for widening participation and strengthening developed relationships to ensure High Expectations in their Behaviour and Attitudes for personal development and achievements in their academic and vocational learning. We aim to empower all our staffing team in their roles to develop high quality CPD to enable them to carry out their roles faithfully to meet the needs of the school community and Trust wide commitment of Equity through education. We will be delighted to welcome colleagues inspired by our vision to join us.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the Southwest that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
- Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
- Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
- Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
- Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
- A collaborative culture which supports workload.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 04 January 2026
Shortlisting date: 06 January 2026
Interviews: 15 January 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Brook Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 64 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brook Academy website
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