Teaching Assistant level 2

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4AL

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 February 2026

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 25,989.00 - 28,142.00

Teaching Assistant level 2 job summary

St Paul's CE Primary School is part of Vantage CE Academies Trust which was set up in 2012 and is one of 10 schools across Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Bolton and Knowsley. It is a place of learning where all are inspired to achieve together.

At the heart of our vision is a shared curriculum and approach to teaching and learning across our schools. The International Primary Curriculum and its eight learning goals are deeply embedded across all our academies – providing both rigour and internationally recognised standards for all pupils. The goals, which are shared by everyone in our schools, are:

• Resilient
• Ethical
• Communicator
• Collaborator
• Thinker
• Adaptable
• Empathetic
• Respectful

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Teaching Assistant Level 2 who has:

• Level 2 certificate in Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools, or Level 2 NVQ for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience
• Successful experience of working as a teaching assistant in a school or nursery setting
• Knowledge of how to support the teacher in planning, delivering and evaluating learning activities to ensure effective teaching and learning
• Knowledge of how to keep children and young people safe during day-to-day work activities
• Experience of dealing sensitively with challenging behaviour
• The highest standards for themselves and children
• A passion to be part of a creative and personalised approach to learning
• A commitment to be part of a team to secure the best outcomes for children

In response, we can offer successful candidates:

·      An inclusive and diverse school community

·      Friendly, motivated, committed and highly skilled staff

·      Opportunities to work with colleagues from across Vantage Academy Trust

·      A firm commitment to your professional development A supportive Leadership team

·      A strong focus on staff wellbeing and offer an extensive staff benefits package



Actual Salary £19,547.80 - £21,167.19 per annum Term Time Only plus 5 INSET Days

Hours of work - 8:45am - 3:45pm Monday to Friday with 30-minute unpaid lunch break

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to safer recruitment procedures including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

References will be requested prior to interview.

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 St Paul's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 225 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Paul's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-cofe-primary-school-salford

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