Teaching Assistant Level 2

St Luke's Primary School, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1BN

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 November 2026

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 September 2026

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: 33 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: Grade 4, £20,184 to £21,502 per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

At St Luke's we want candidates who are committed to being "Champions for Every Child" and want to make a difference to children's lives.

We expect candidates who apply for a Level 2 Teaching Assistant to have experience of working with children (usually in another school or nursery setting, either mainstream or special).

Level 2 Teaching Assistants are required to support all aspects of support for children in the classroom with their work, at lunch times and in other planned interventions throughout the school day, they also support with personal care needs. Level 2 Teaching Assistants work with pupils with a wide range of needs and with different age groups, from 2 years old to 11 years old.

Children Learn in their class groups throughout the day. Some children may have specific interventions, such as hydrotherapy, speech and language therapy, sensory circuits or access to some of our sensory spaces.

Class sizes range from 8 children to 12 children, dependent on needs. Each class has at least 3 Teaching Assistants, with some classes having more.

What the school offers its staff

We have a Professional Development lead who will organise all of your training, whilst you are at St Luke's. We understand that most people who start at St Luke's may not have worked in a special school before and therefore we offer a comprehensive induction package.We have training or Team Time every Tuesday Night (4:00 to 4:50pm) and we have three training days and 4 twilight training sessions each academic year. We use these to support training and development.Our training includes the following areas:

• Communication (Speech and Language) Training
• Trauma Informed Practice
• Meeting Sensory Needs
• Understanding Child Development
• Meeting the needs of the children
• Level 1 Team Teach
• Moving and Handling Training
• Safeguarding Training

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Candidate Letter.pdf - 251 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description and Employee Specification.pdf - 239 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Luke's Primary School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 3 to 11
• Size: 199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Luke's Primary School website
• Email address: admin.stlukes@northlincs.gov.uk
• Phone number: 01724 844560
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-luke-s-primary-school-scunthorpe

Arranging a visit to St Luke's Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin.stlukes@northlincs.gov.uk.

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