Teaching Assistant - Level 3

Westfield School, Sheffield, S20 1HQ

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 4 SCP 7 - 12 (Actual salary £22,709 - £24,597)

Teaching Assistant - Level 3 job summary

We are currently seeking to appoint enthusiastic and innovative Level 3 Teaching Assistants who will provide support to our students with identified additional needs. These posts will include supporting KS3 students in our Foundation Learning Pathway, support and guidance to students inside and outside of the classroom in their variety of learning needs including, on occasion, assistance with personal care and mobility needs, as well as small group and 1-1 interventions.

Applicants should have very good numeracy, literacy and communication skills and the successful candidate will ideally have experience of working with students with additional needs and have an understanding of secondary and/or primary curriculums and be keen to help young people realise their potential.

Experience of working with young people in a school setting is essential.

Applicants should be keen to:

• Support the inclusion, social integration and academic progress of students with SEND inside and outside of the mainstream classrooom
• Contribute to delivery, assessment and monitoring of student progress and support intervention

We are looking for:

• Someone who is an excellent role model, creative and motivational
• Someone who is able to inspire and challenge young people
• Someone with exciting ideas who can build on existing good practice

This role requires candidates to have GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above (or equivalent). The successful candidate will be expected to provide evidence of their GCSE certificates.

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

At Chorus Trust we are committed to the Safeguarding of all our pupils, please visit our website to access our Safeguarding & Child Protection policy https://www.chorustrust.org/policies

The Trust will also conduct an online search of the successful candidate in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education advice.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.

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 Westfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-school-sheffield

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