Level 3 Teaching Assistant and Wrap Around Care Assistant

Fir Bank Primary School, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6SJ

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• 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: 28,598.00 - 31,022.00

Level 3 Teaching Assistant and Wrap Around Care Assistant job summary

Role: L3 Teaching Assistant and Wrap Around Care Assistant

Location: Fir Bank Primary School, Grasmere Road, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6SJ

Hours: 27.5 hours a week, Term Time Only + 5 days

Salary: Grade 4 (SCP 12-17) £18,065 - £19,596

Employment type: Permanent

Start Date: September 2026

Are you passionate about working with young people and want to inspire them through outdoor exploration?

We are looking to appoint a dedicated Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join Fir Bank Primary School. In this role, in addition to inspiring students in the classroom, you will also lead in the planning, preparation and delivery of wrap around care at the school through nature-based learning and exploration. 

Fir Bank Primary School is a popular, one form entry, co-educational 3-11 school which has recently been rated by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ School, committed to excellence. We are part of a cohesive Trust of three schools with capacity and ambition to grow in the near future. We are committed to career long staff development and if you join our team, you will be based in a friendly and supportive school with an excellent quality building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning.

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

Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries are welcome by contacting our Mrs Rachael McLaughlin, Headteacher on 0161 624 9577 or you can email info@firbank.oldham.sch.uk. Please apply via this portal. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.

Closing date: Monday 6th July 2026

Interviews will take place 15th/16th July 2026

The Oak Trust 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.

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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 Fir Bank Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 235 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fir Bank Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fir-bank-primary-school

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