Teaching Assistant Level 2
Whitehouse Primary School, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8PEThis job expired on 7 June 2026 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 32.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- (Actual salary £19,243 - £19,549 - Living Wage Supplement to £13.45 per hours)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a colleague who has:
- Teaching Assistant Level 2 qualification.
- Working knowledge of national/foundation curriculum and other relevant learning programmes/strategies.
- Experience of working in a school environment, ideally in Key Stage 2.
- Ability to develop good relationships with children and to work with them to promote high standards of behaviour and co-operation.
- Able to work with minimal supervision and use own initiative.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
- Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
- Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
- Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
- Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.
Further information about the job
Whitehouse Primary School are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 2 to join the school. This is an exciting opportunity to work under guidance of teaching/senior staff, to help create a supportive an engaging learning environment for our pupils.
This role is working term time only plus 5 training days and is part time 32.5 hours per week.
At Whitehouse Primary School, every child is valued, cared for and encouraged to reach their potential in an atmosphere of warmth, creativity, challenge and support. Our vision is to be a community which offers the best possible education for all our pupils, because if our children are happy, they will learn, thrive and grow.
Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
Interested in applying?If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 7th June 2026.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Whitehouse Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 159 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Whitehouse Primary School website
- Email address
- HR@neatat.org.uk
School location
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