Level 3 Teaching Assistants

Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4NS

Deadline is today

Closing date
23 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 April 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 - £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) £19,758 - £20,072 based on 33.75 hours per week over 39 weeks per year

Level 3 Teaching Assistants job summary

Due to our continuing growth, we are looking to recruit to a number of Level 3 Teaching Assistant positions within our School. Our Level 3 Teaching Assistants 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 candidates 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 these posts are permanent part time posts (39 weeks inclusive of 5 training days). The roles 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)

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work part week (for example, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday) however all applicants must be able to work from 8:40am until the appropriate finish time.

Successful candidates 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.

We currently have vacancies across all of our sites.

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.

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.