Teaching Assistant (L2 & L3)

Strike Lane Primary School, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 1HR

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  26 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,062.93 - £19,811.85 Annually (Actual) FTE £25,183 - £31,067

Teaching Assistant (L2 & L3) job summary

A truly exciting opportunity has arisen at Strike Lane Primary School, to join us in the role of Teaching Assistant. Our school is on a journey of continuous improvement and we are keen to recruit individuals who are passionate about supporting our children to learn, who have a commitment to ensure that all children make the best possible progress in their academic, social and independent skills.

The role will involve supporting our children in the classroom, providing cover for PPA time throughout the school and providing cover supervision on an ad-hoc basis across the school.

All of our staff are ambitious for our young people and are driven to ensure that they receive the very best education possible, in a calm and nurturing environment. We are leaving no stone unturned to raise standards across our school, as we strive to provide our pupils with the experiences and outcomes that they deserve. We welcome applications from highly motivated and enthusiastic practitioners who are eager to be a part of our exciting journey.

We welcome staff who share our commitment to help children experience better days and better lives. Through ongoing development and training, we ensure our staff are well prepared for their jobs and given every opportunity to extend their skills.

Why join us?

A truly supportive and encouraging team of dedicated staff and a People Strategy that focuses on realising our colleague’s potential and being an ‘employer of choice’

A comprehensive CPD offer for all our colleagues to really support your professional development

Access to a brilliant Learning Management System and flexibility around CPD to allow you to learn at your own pace

Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme!

Free on-site parking

24/7 access to an exceptional employee wellbeing package offering counselling, physiotherapy, private GP services and much more

Encouragement of further and continued professional development

Full and continued support from specialist staff within central Trust team

Term time only employment which supports long holidays

50% off Endeavour Children’s Holiday Camp

Access to employee benefits, lifestyle savings, a cycle to work scheme, the Blue Light Card with thousands of discounts and savings on big brands!

This role is part time (30 hours per week), permanent and term time only plus inset days. Hours of work are Monday to Friday 8:30-3:30 with a 1-hour lunch

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please complete our application form and include a personal statement to support your application and outline the relevant skills and experience you can bring to Endeavour Learning Trust.

Applications should be submitted by 9:00am Friday 26th September 2025

Interviews are to be held on Wednesday 1st September 2025

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on 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.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Strike Lane Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Strike Lane Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/strike-lane-primary-school

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