Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Levendale Primary School, Yarm, North Yorkshire, TS15 9RJ

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 17 hours per week, term time plus 5 days (working Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £11,726 to £12,593
• Pay scale: Grade H, SCP 14 to 17

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a L3 Early Years qualified teaching assistant to join our wonderful staff team. The role will be primarily based in our Early Years setting and involve supporting the teaching and learning of children of all abilities, including children with SEND needs. Whilst our current need is for support in nursery, we are looking for someone who is flexible in their outlook and enjoys working with primary children of all ages. This role may also incorporate supporting SEND children during break and lunchtimes.

The successful candidate will work closely with class teachers, assist in the delivery of the Early Years Curriculum, support indoor and outdoor learning, manage pupil behaviour and attend to pupil’s needs and provide feedback about pupil progress. The working pattern will be: 8.45am – 3.30pm (including 30 mins lunch) on a Monday and Tuesday; and 8.45am – 1.15pm on a Wednesday. The right candidate will be patient, friendly and have a passion for supporting all children, including those in Early Years, 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

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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: View Ofsted report
• School website: Levendale Primary School website
• Email address: levendale@levendale.org.uk
• Phone number: 01642 783684
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/levendale-primary-school

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

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email levendale@levendale.org.uk.

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