Level 2 Teaching Assistant
Hans Price Academy, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 3QP20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
7 August 2026
Closing date
6 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,527 – £27,519
Level 2 Teaching Assistant job summary
Job Title: Teaching Assistant (Level 2)
Actual Annual Salary: £25,527 - £27,519 Based on hours and weeks worked
Full-Time Equivalent Salary: £29,812 - £32,138 (CLF Grade C) Based on full-time hours, all year round.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week - Full Time, Term Time Only, Plus Inset days
Potential Start Date: October 2026 (pending completion of pre-employment checks)
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in our busy Weston super Mare Academy.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Teaching Assistant to join Hans Price Academy on a permanent basis. You will play a key role in supporting the educational, social and emotional development of designated students. You will use developed strategies and techniques, gained through experience and specialist knowledge, to remove barriers to learning, promote inclusion and ensure students are able to access the curriculum and make measurable progress.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who would like to deepen their impact, grow professionally and contribute to the long‑term success of students and the wider school community.
About the role
You will:
- Deliver targeted, specialist support to individuals and small groups, enabling students to access learning, remain engaged and make measurable progress.
- Implement and adapt planned learning activities and intervention programmes in collaboration with teaching staff.
- Monitor, assess, record and report on student progress, contributing to individual education plans and targeted support.
- Work closely with teachers, SENCo/INCo, pastoral teams and external professionals to ensure inclusive and effective provision.
- Use developed behaviour management strategies to support students with additional or complex needs.
- Produce and adapt learning resources to meet individual student needs.
- Provide cover for small groups or classes where appropriate training or experience has been provided.
- Contribute to a safe, supportive and inclusive environment, upholding safeguarding, confidentiality and equality at all times.
- Support or mentor less experienced colleagues where required.
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.
About Hans Price Academy:
Hans Price Academy is a forward-thinking secondary school located in Weston-Super-Mare. Hans Price children are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our increasingly diverse community. They benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment housed in excellent, modern facilities.
At Hans Price we believe that at the heart of our students’ learning experience is the quality of what we deliver, and we continually strive to provide excellent opportunities in a broad range of subjects and extra-curricular settings. Fulfilment of individual potential is at the very heart of what we hope to achieve and development of students’ wider character alongside high academic expectations is something we feel very strongly about.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West 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:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- 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 plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 6 September 2026
Interviews: To be confirmed
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 Hans Price Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1046 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Hans Price Academy website
Hans Price Academy is a forward-thinking Academy based in Weston-Super-Mare. The Academy provides education to a rising cohort of around 1050 students at KS3/KS4 from September. The children at Hans Price Academy are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our increasingly diverse community. They benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment housed in excellent, modern facilities. The Academy has retained its ‘Good’ judgement following our 2018 Ofsted Inspection. The report states that ‘The school is increasingly the school of choice for local parents and carers because leaders have established a culture of learning and high aspiration.
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