Teaching Assistant Level 2

Sandbrook Community Primary School, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2LR

39 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 July 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: Full time, part time: 34 hours per week; Term Time Only Plus 2 training days (192 days total) Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £20,966 - £21,298

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Holds GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
• Has a commitment to supporting our students to achieve their very best.
• Is a nurturing person.
• Has excellent strategies to communicate with children
• Is an excellent team player.
• Has the ability to use their own initiative
• Is enthusiastic and reliable
• Is confident working with individual children and creating learning opportunities based on individual needs.

What the school offers its staff

• Friendly, motivated and caring children who are keen to learn.
• An enthusiastic and committed staff.
• A leadership team committed to continuous school improvement.
• A friendly and welcoming school community.
• Wonderful children who enjoy learning
• Fantastic CPD opportunities are available within the school and the Trust.

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.

We are a learning community that cares for all our children and their families. We constantly strive to be the best learners and best educators we can be in order to make positive contributions to our local and global community. We learn to live healthily and happily and love to learn in a fun and caring environment to secure successful futures for all.

The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting the class teacher in the delivery of high quality teaching and learning. This role requires passion, organisation, excellent communication and initiative as you will have a direct impact on children’s outcomes and opportunities.

If you are passionate about education, eager to support students in their learning journey, and ready to make a positive impact in the classroom, Sandbrook wants you. Our desire and commitment for every child to be safe, happy and to achieve well, no matter the barriers they may face, is our priority.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background checks and usual satisfactory pre-employment clearances.

The Watergrove Trust values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity.

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.

Sandbrook TA Level 2 JD & PS .docx.pdf - 354 KB (opens in new tab)

About Sandbrook Community Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 583 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sandbrook Community Primary School website
• Email address: people@watergrovetrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sandbrook-community-primary-school-rochdale

At Sandbrook, we encourage children to experience a wide range of techniques to explore ways of making art using lots of different materials and to learn about other artists, craftspeople and designers from a range of backgrounds and cultures. We want our children to explore, take risks, invent and create confidently.

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