Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Norden Primary Academy, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 7RQ

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Pending completion of pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 December 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 (5 days per week – mornings), 39 weeks per annum
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 5 (SCP 12 – 17) £28,598 - £31,022 (pro rata to the hours worked)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidates will:  

• Experience of working with children in an educational setting who may have differentindividual needs and learning styles  

• Experience of working with children with complex needs 

• Literacy and numeracy skills 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 

• Excellent team working skills. 

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• the opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence

• friendly and supportive staff,parentsand trustees,

• a commitment to high quality professional development,

• opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools and most importantly

• the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference

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 Norden Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 420 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Norden Primary Academy website
• Email address: htrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/norden-primary-academy

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