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Teaching Assistant Level 2

Simpson's Lane Academy, Knottingley, WF11 0PJ

This job expired on 12 October 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 September 2025

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: 32.5 hrs per week over 5 days
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31/08/2026
• Pay scale: Delta D

What skills and experience we're looking for

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential:

• GCSE Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent, in both English and Maths (C)

• Understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these (A/I/R)

• Good communication skills both oral and written (A/I/R)

• Experience of working with young people, preferably in a school setting (A/I)

• Ability to use a range of technology to support the role (A/I)

• Ability to build positive relationships with all stakeholders (A/I)

• Ability to work constructively as part of a team (A/I/R)

Desirable:

• Completion of DfES Teacher Assistant NVQ Level 3, or equivalent (A/C)

• Working with or caring for children of relevant age (A/I)

• Understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these (A/I)

• Emergency First Aid or First aid at work qualification (C)

• Previous experience of working with young people preferably in a school setting (A/I)

Key: C – Certificate; A – Application Form; I – Interview; R - Reference

What the school offers its staff

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…

Financial Wellbeing:

Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme

Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*

Access to an extensive discounts platform

Physical Wellbeing:

24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household

Gym & fitness discounts

Cycle to Work scheme*

Free annual flu jab

Mental Wellbeing:

Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme

Menopause Support Service

Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained

Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

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.

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About Simpson's Lane Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 402 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Simpson's Lane Academy website
• Email address: storrk2@simpsonslane.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/simpson-s-lane-academy

At Simpson’s Lane, we believe that when staff, parents and children work together, all children, irrespective of their background, can succeed and achieve their ambitions. It is our mission to offer every child a high quality education in a supportive, safe and challenging environment in which they feel valued and are inspired to become life-long learners who are ‘striving to be the best’. Our organisation reflects the above ethos throughout and we constantly strive to work towards this.

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