13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    23 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    10 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: 17.5 hours per week, term time plus 5 days (working Monday to Friday)

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£12,071 to £12,963 (Grade H, SCP 14 to 17)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a level 3 qualified teaching assistant to join our wonderful staff team. The role will involve supporting the teaching and learning of children of all abilities. We are looking for someone who is flexible in their outlook and enjoys working with primary children of all ages. They will work closely with class teachers to prepare resources, assist with individual or group learning, manage pupil behaviour and provide feedback about pupil progress. The working pattern will be mornings – 9.00am until 12.30pm. The right candidate will be patient, friendly and have a passion for supporting all children to reach their potential.

What the school offers its staff

● A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere

● Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve

● An aspirational curriculum for all students

● A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team

● Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents/carers

● Opportunities for career development

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About Levendale Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
191 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Levendale Primary School is an average-sized primary school with one class per year group from FS2 (Reception) to Year 6 and a 26-place Nursery. The school was built in 1976 and is situated in a private residential development on the edge of Yarm, which lies in the south-western part of the Borough of Stockton. The school is set in large grounds with excellent facilities for sport and a range of outdoor play areas for the children along with a kitchen garden and wildlife area. This is a friendly, happy school which aims to help children develop respect and concern for others whilst making full use of every opportunity to explore and develop their own potential. The school’s core principles are ‘Be respectful; be ready; be safe’ under our overall ethos and vision of ‘Being the best we can be’. School links with the community are strong: there is an extremely active PTA and parental involvement is encouraged in the school. Children are admitted from the immediate neighbourhood, from the various other areas of Yarm, from the nearby villages of Maltby and Hilton, the large residential estate of Ingleby Barwick and also Thornaby. Pupils generally progress from Levendale to nearby Conyers School. Standards and expectations are high.

Arranging a visit to Levendale Primary School

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