Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Hurst Drive Primary School, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8DH

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,300.00 Annually (Actual)

Level 3 Teaching Assistant job summary

You will need to have a Level 3 qualification or a similar amount of experience and should have carried out a Level 3 TA role before and have previous experience of covering classes on an ad-hoc basis. You must have sound knowledge of how children learn and a number of strategies to encourage learning.

You will need to be sensitive to the special needs of individual children and be able to work as part of a team. Previous experience of working with special needs children on a one-to-one basis and running intervention groups would be useful. You need to be willing to work across all the age phases across the Federation. You will need to be comfortable to cover classes for teacher absence across EYFS and Key Stages 1 and 2. Candidates will need to demonstrate initiative and enthusiasm and have excellent literacy and numeracy skills

We are looking for someone who:-

• approaches all work with high expectations and a can-do attitude;
• maintains a consistent, caring approach to working with children;
• works well alone and as part of a team; and,
• dedicates themselves to continuing professional development.

We can offer you:-

• a supportive, teaching-focused senior leadership team;
• experienced, supportive and welcoming colleagues;
• children who are a pleasure to teach;
• great opportunities for personal and professional development; and,
• an opportunity to make a real difference to our local community.

Safeguarding

The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation together with the local authority are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment

The school is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation actively promotes the core British Values defined by the Department for Education as: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation is a safer recruitment school. The successful candidate will be subject to rigorous safeguarding check and will be expected to undertake safeguarding training as part of the induction process.

Employment checks required:

Enhanced DBS check

Evidence of entitlement to work in the UK

Evidence of essential qualifications

Two satisfactory references

Confirmation of medical fitness for employment

Registration with appropriate bodies (where applicable)

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 Hurst Drive Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 399 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hurst Drive Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hurst-drive-primary-school

Hurst Drive Primary School is a two-form entry school situated in Waltham Cross in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire – easily accessed by car via the A10 junction of the M25 (Junction 25) or by train being only a ten-minute walk from Theobalds Grove or Waltham Cross railway stations. Placed in extensive grounds, including a very large field, pond and woodland area, the school serves a diverse local community with children who are kind, polite and a pleasure to teach.

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