Teaching Assistant Level 2

Mesne Lea Primary School, Manchester, M28 7FG

55 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 6pm

• Date listed

  7 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: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,452.23 - £12,400.97

Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

Prestolee Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and effective Teaching Assistant Level 2 to join our team at Mesne Lea Primary School.

The ideal candidate will have experience working as a Teaching Assistant and hold a relevant Level 2 Teaching Assistant or Childcare qualification.

This is a part-time position, working 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday), term time only on a fixed-term basis.

Who We Are

As a group of schools, Prestolee Trust has a shared vision. We act as one organisation and bring context to individual needs. Our schools are geographically close and yet serve diverse communities. The vision describes the future that speaks to that community.

The vision for Prestolee Multi Academy Trust is that our children are prepared for the next stage of education and life in modern Britain. This means children have access to a broad rich curriculum offer with a wide range of activities. We believe in an inherently strong core of English and Mathematics, together with strong specific academic foundation subjects focused on knowledge and skills.

We strive for excellence in quality first teaching. Career progression opportunities and development of knowledge and skills through CPD, networks and other professional programmes and training are key to our success. Our trust is relentlessly focused on improvement; in self, in others and in the organisation.

 

About You

We are looking for a person who has: 

Proven experience working as a Teaching Assistant Level 2 (or above) in a primary school setting.

A relevant Level 2 Teaching Assistant or Childcare qualification, together with Level 2 English and Maths (or GCSE Grade 4/C or above).

Experience of supporting individual pupils and small groups to achieve their full potential.

Experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs is desirable.

Excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.

Excellent team working skills and the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, colleagues and parents.

A calm, organised and flexible approach with the ability to work under pressure.

A commitment to safeguarding, promoting children's wellbeing and supporting an inclusive learning environment.

A desire for continued professional development and career progression.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills.

The Role

The successful candidate will:

Support teaching and learning through high-quality classroom practice.

Deliver one-to-one and small group interventions to help pupils make excellent progress.

Assist teachers in preparing learning resources and maintaining an engaging classroom environment.

Promote positive behaviour and support pupils' social and emotional development.

Work collaboratively with teachers and other professionals to support children's learning and wellbeing.

Contribute to the wider life of the school, including educational visits, school events and extracurricular activities.

Help create a safe, inclusive and stimulating learning environment where every child can succeed.

Our Offer 

A dynamic and developing Multi Academy Trust of schools with a SCITT for career development in teaching and learning. 

Opportunities across the Trust to widen skills, experience, and professional development in a variety of settings

Welcome, friendly, and inclusive schools within the Trust 

A committed Trust and School leadership and committed multi school teams

Well-motivated pupils 

A Trust committed to staff wellbeing and career development for all 

 

Closing date: Monday 31st August 2026 at 6pm

Interview/observation: w/c 7th September 2026

Start date: ASAP

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

Prestolee Multi Academy Trust 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.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, all offers of employment are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, references, an online search and verification of right to work in the UK.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and you will be required to disclose any unspent convictions.

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 Mesne Lea Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 441 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Mesne Lea Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mesne-lea-primary-school-manchester

At Mesne Lea Primary School, we are proud to be a vibrant, caring and ambitious school in Walkden, where our vision of “working together for individual excellence” underpins everything we do.

We are a diverse and inclusive community where every child is valued and supported to succeed. We believe that children learn best in a safe, respectful and nurturing environment, and our shared values of kindness, honesty, respect, resilience and determination are at the heart of school life.

We are committed to providing a broad and ambitious curriculum that ensures every child becomes a confident reader, writer and mathematician, while also developing the knowledge, skills and cultural capital they need to thrive in the future.

We work in close partnership with families and the wider community to support the whole child, placing equal importance on academic success, personal development and wellbeing. Our inclusive approach ensures that every pupil, whatever their starting point, is supported to achieve their full potential.

As part of Prestolee Multi Academy Trust, we benefit from collaboration, shared expertise and high-quality professional development, while maintaining our strong local identity.

To find out more about our school, please visit our website.

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