Teaching Assistant Level 2

Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5JN

24 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 May 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: 35 hours per week, 8.30am - 1pm, 1.30pm-4pm Term time only
Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31 August 2026
Pay scale: G3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Title: Teaching Assistant (including lunchtimes)

Salary: Grade 3

Working Hours:35 Hours Per Week 8.30am -1pm 1.30pm - 4pm Monday to Friday

Working Pattern: Term Time Only

Contract Type: Temporary

Start Date: ASAP

The Governing Body of our friendly primary school with a strong Christian ethos, invite applications for a Teaching Assistant from as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will:

Be fully committed to the centrality of the child in all we do and the importance of meeting their needs.

Have a Teaching Assistant qualification at Level 2 or equivalent.

Be resilient and adapt quickly to change.

Able to use effective strategies to promote positive attitudes to learning.

Be highly motivated with a very positive attitude and enjoy a challenge.

Be nurturing and patient.

Have a good understanding of SEND & adaptive teaching.

Be an excellent practitioner with a desire to help children achieve.

Have excellent skills in positive behaviour management.

Behave in a professional manner within a team environment.

Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work positively with children, parents and other stakeholders.

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

A warm, friendly Christian ethos,
A pleasant school environment,
Highly motivated and hard-working colleagues,
A strong and ambitious leadership team with a clear sense of strategic direction,
Opportunities to develop skills and knowledge within our supportive environment.

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.