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Senior Teaching Assistant Level 3

Arbourthorne Community Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 2GQ

38 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hrs a week Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a qualified Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our school. Please state your preferred key stage on the application form. Flexibility to work across school is welcomed.

Arbourthorne Community Primary School was described by Ofsted, 2022 as “A place of joy, inclusivity and learning with outstanding Personal Development.”

We are looking for a colleague who:

• enjoys working with a caring team approach and has children at the heart of all they do to raise aspirations and ambition.
• is highly motivated and loves working in partnership with children and families.
• is able to work confidently with individual and small groups of children.
• has paediatric first aid training or a willingness to be trained.
• understands the variety of needs that our children may have.

You will be expected to be skilled at working with larger groups, as well as individuals, as short-term cover may be required.

What the school offers its staff

We offer high quality training in a supportive and caring environment where children are warmly welcomed and inclusion sits at the very heart of our practice. We are an innovative school working closely with our community and enjoy partnerships with schools across the country as well as universities and businesses as we develop our focus on being ‘more than a school’ and a community hub.

Arbourthorne is a two-form entry school with 473 pupils on roll. Our school is friendly and hardworking and staff work with innovation and determination to provide an outstanding learning experience for children. Colleagues are mutually supportive and are widely recognised for best practice. At the last inspection, the school was judged to be good with outstanding for childrens Personal Development. We celebrate creativity and have an artist in residence. Theme learning is exciting and ambitious. Our life skills house, ‘Red Robin House’, adds an exciting dimension to the curriculum. We have a gardener in residence and are due to open our community kitchen this year. Please visit our website:

https://www.arbourthorneprimary.co.uk/ to gain a broader view of our school. The school was judged as Good with Outstanding Personal Development in October 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50200107

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced and Barring Service Check.
We will carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
A criminal record self declaration form will be required to be completed if shortlisted, and discussed at the interview if necessary.

We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Application Form - Schools Support Staff.docx - 91 KB (opens in new tab)

Senior T A Level 3 Job Description.docx - 33.6 KB (opens in new tab)

Person spec Senior TA L3.docx - 16.5 KB (opens in new tab)

Arbourthorne School Advertisement March 2026.docx - 3.27 MB (opens in new tab)

About Arbourthorne Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 478 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Arbourthorne Community Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@arbourthorne.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142398163
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arbourthorne-community-primary-school

Arbourthorne is a two-form entry school with 481 pupils on roll. Our school is friendly and hardworking and staff work with innovation and determination to provide an outstanding learning experience for children. Colleagues are mutually supportive and are widely recognised for best practice. At the last inspection, the school was judged to be good with outstanding features. We celebrate creativity and have an artist in residence. Theme learning is exciting and ambitious. Our life skills house, ‘Red Robin House’, adds an exciting dimension to the curriculum. Please visit our website:
https://www.arbourthorneprimary.co.uk/ to gain a broader view of our school. The school was judged as Good with Outstanding Personal Development in October 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50200107

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