Teaching Assistant Level 2

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9BN

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  24 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,428.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary teaching assistant to join our friendly a motivated team!

We are extremely proud of our school. Bishop Martin is a happy, welcoming, and vibrant school, with a strong ethos of enabling our children to achieve their full potential through an innovative curriculum and high-quality teaching and learning. We are ambitious for our pupils and determined to help them overcome barriers so that they can flourish.

We are proud to be part of a multi-academy trust, Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust (LDST). LDST is a family of schools that welcomes young people of all faiths and none, working together to provide an excellent education built on distinctly Christian values.

We are looking for someone who posses:

• Flexibility, good communication and a commitment to working as a team
• Will set and achieve high standards and expectations of learning, behaviour, and care
• Eager to develop their skills and abilities
• A strong and enthusiastic commitment to the Christian ethos of and values of the school

In return, we can offer you:

• A committed and cohesive staff team, dedicated to the school and its family ethos
• Enthusiastic, well-motivated and happy children
• Supportive and engaged parents
• The support and challenge of an active and committed local governing body
• Continuing professional development and career progression opportunities across our Trust
• Opportunities for support, collaboration and professional development within LDST and across local networks

Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks including satisfactory references, online checks, Enhanced DBS, and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview. Candidates must also be able to demonstrate their Right to Work in the United Kingdom.

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 Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 189 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bishop-martin-church-of-england-primary-school-skelmersdale

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