Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4NS

12 days remaining to apply

Closing date
13 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
1 October 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) £20,390 - £20,715 based on 33.75 hours per week over 39 weeks per year

Level 3 Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking to recruit to a Level 3 Teaching Assistant position within our School. Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant will work alongside the Class Teacher and Level 2 Teaching Assistants to promote the involvement of the pupils in the social and academic processes of the School, to enable the pupils to become more independent learners and to help raise the standard of achievement for all our pupils.

We are looking to appoint a candidate with a General Level of education to GCSE Grade 4 - 9 (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics and with experience of supporting children with additional needs in a school environment. We are looking for candidates who have knowledge of special needs, and dealing with challenging behaviours. We would like candidates to have experience of leading a group or class within a School setting.

Please note that this post is a permanent part time post (39 weeks inclusive of 5 training days). The role will be for 33.75 hours per week, with ½ hour unpaid lunch break. The working pattern is as follows:

*Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 8.40 am - 3.30 pm

*Tuesday - 8.40 am - 5.00 pm (staff training/update from 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm)

*Thursday - 8.40 am - 4.00 pm (staff class time from 3.30 pm - 4.00 pm)

All applicants must be able to work from 8:40am until the appropriate finish time.

The successful candidate will be initially based at our Hayway, Rushden site, however you will be appointed to work at any of the Rowan Gate School sites. As far as possible staff will be allocated to a specific site on an annual basis but travel between sites may be necessary on occasion.

Rowan Gate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of the pupils in its care. All applicants should hold or be willing to undergo a DBS Enhanced Disclosure. Appointments will also be subject to confirmation of right to work, satisfactory health clearance, 2 satisfactory references from previous employers, in addition to other clearance checks. In addition, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we are also required to carry out online searches for all successfully shortlisted candidates.

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.