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Teaching Assistant Level 2

Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision), Kirkby, Merseyside, L33 8XD

This job expired on 15 December 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  15 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,583 - £25,989 pro rata per annum
• Pay scale: PAY BAND D / SCP 5 - 6
• Additional allowances:

  SEN Allowance - £1,539 pro rata per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and skilful Teaching Assistants for Northwood Community

Primary School, to support progress and learning for children with complex SEND needs and/or EHCPoutcomes. Northwood Community Primary School is a great place to work and the role will include workingwith children to support them in the following ways:

• To support cognition and learning and all learning needs across the four areas of SEND

• To support sensory regulation and behaviour

• To be aware of EHCP outcomes/targets for the children they are supporting

• To support our wider school by participating in an after school club

• To interact with parents/carers appropriately under the direction of the class teacher/phase lead

• To undertake relevant training and CPD

• To contribute to any other appropriate aspect of school life, under the direction of the Headteacher

What the school offers its staff

• Friendly working environment
• Staff wellbeing support
• Employee benefit scheme
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

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.

If you are an inspirational Teaching Assistant, committed to raising standards and building rapport withpupils, staff & parents/carers, we would love to hear from you. You must:

• Be caring, patient and prepared for physical activities

• NQT Level 2 or above for Teaching Assistants or experience.

• Be committed to high expectations of pup

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.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Person Spec - Teaching Assistant Level 2.pdf - 123 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description - Teaching Assistant Level 2.pdf - 76.8 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Advert - Teaching Assistant Level 2 - perm.pdf - 183 KB (opens in new tab)

About Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 471 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) website
• Email address: acassin@ncps.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northwood-community-primary-school-with-designated-special-provision

Northwood Community Primary School is a unique 21st century learning environment where all pupils are able to thrive and achieve their full potential in the heart of the community.


We are a two-form mainstream provision with a 104 place Nursery. We also house a LA maintained Designated Special Provision, the Knowsley Language Hub and a private nursery.


As a fully inclusive school, we work hard to ensure that every child has access to a curriculum that will develop their emotional, social and academic abilities. All children are provided with stimulating and enriching learning opportunities and we also offer bespoke alternative provision as needed. We work hard to motivate and challenge with our positive and inclusive approach to learning throughout the school.


Northwood is a central part of the community and welcomes parents and carers into the life of the school. We offer weekly SEND surgeries, half-termly SEND forums and termly EAL forums. In addition, our Inclusion Team provides signposting to key support agencies and early intervention support. A range of childcare is also available from 0-11 years old both through our school nursery and our onsite private provider. 


We hope this information gives you a flavour of school life and hope you find the information you need.  If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

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