Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Thorp Primary School, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 5TY

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,402 - £21,009

Level 2 Teaching Assistant job summary

Role: Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Location: Thorp Primary School, Westerdale Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5TY

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Term Time Only + 5 days

Salary: Grade 3 (SCP 6-11) £19,402 - £21,009 (Actual salary)

Employment type: Permanent

Start Date: 1st September 2026

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, hardworking and committed Teaching Assistant to Thorp Primary School. The successful candidate will be patient, flexible, adaptable, able to show initiative, and enjoy making a real difference to students’ learning. They will also have highly effective communication skills and the ability to create and promote positive strategies for ensuring the wellbeing and happiness of all learners whilst taking a restorative and patient approach.

We can offer:

A structure that supports flexible working hours

An opportunity to work for a ‘Good’ school as rated by Ofsted, committed to excellence.

An enthusiastic, hardworking, and supportive team of leadership and staff.

Friendly children who are eager, love challenges and are ready to learn.

Excellent professional development opportunities.

An inclusive and positive ethos.

As well as offering you a competitive salary, we also provide free on-site parking, the cycle to work scheme and a range of wellbeing support, including access to employee counselling. Located at the east of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links.

Have you got the desire to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to info@thorpschool.uk or please phone Thorp Primary School on 0161 823 0520 Please apply via this portal, Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.

Closing date: noon Monday 6th July 2026

Thorp Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Disclosure and pre-employment checks. The school will carry out an online search as part of their due diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024’ (para 221)

           

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 Thorp Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thorp Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thorp-primary-school-oldham

We are a ‘Good’ school with a one-form entry primary and nursery school positioned at the heart of our community. Thorp primary school is a small school with big ideas.
We are part of the Oak Trust for Inspirational Learning and Leadership, which
creates an all-through MAT from 3 – 18 years.

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