Level 2 Teaching Assistant

St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 8EP

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 January 2026 at 9pm

• Date listed

  24 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185 - £25,989 per annum pro rata

Level 2 Teaching Assistant job summary

Join our team as a Level 2 Teaching Assistant!

School: St John with St Michael CE Primary School, Moss Side Street, Shawforth, Rochdale, OL12 8EP

Directorate:  Forward As One CE Multi Academy Trust Bolton

Reporting to: Headteacher

Job title: Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Contract: Temporary

Grade: NJC 04 - NJC 06 (£25,185 - £25,989 Per Annum, Pro Rata)

Hours:  15 hours per week, term time only (Mon – Wed 9.30am – 3.30pm)

Start Date:  ASAP

Closing Date:  Wednesday 21st January 2026 12 noon   

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

Applicants must hold, or be working towards, a full and relevant Level 2 or Level 3 early years qualification (EYQL recognised). Overseas qualifications must be DFE-approved.

Please send any queries to: HR@fa1.uk

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 2023, 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. 

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 St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 115 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-with-st-michael-church-of-england-primary-school

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