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Teaching Assistant Level 3

Mossbrook School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8JR

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  11 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 January 2026

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 (Can be done as a job share): Monday to Friday 39 weeks (term time plus curriculum days) 8.15am - 3.30pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29093 - £31586
• Actual salary: £19903 - £21607
• Pay scale: SCP 15-20

What skills and experience we're looking for

LEVEL 3 TEACHING ASSISTANT POST – Permanent

8.15 – 3.30pm Monday to Friday

Are you keen to take on a new challenge, and have a ‘positive can-do attitude’ which will enhance our happy team? Mossbrook School is a split site school which educates and cares for primary aged pupils who have a range of learning difficulties and disabilities including Autism. We are looking for an empathic practitioner who is up for working in a challenging, forward thinking school. We require a level 3 teaching assistant who has high expectations and standards and is an excellent classroom practitioner.

• Are you a calm, flexible and empathic classroom practitioner?
• Are you passionate about working with children who have learning difficulties and autism?
• Are you committed to supporting children’s needs when their behaviour challenges us?
• Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of children and their families?
• Do you want to work in a school where ‘pupils come first’ and are taught and cared for as the individuals they are?
• Do you have high standards and expectations?

If you answered yes to the above questions then you might be the teaching assistant we are looking for and we might be the right school for you.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• Wonderful children who we learn from every day
• Supportive parents who have a strong sense of community
• A professional, committed and friendly staff team
• A strong positive ethos and a school where everyone is valued and treated with respect
• The opportunity to undertake a range of professional development opportunities
• A committed and dedicated leadership team and Governing Body

If you would like an informal chat about the role, or to organise a visit; contact Georgia Stevens: Tel. 0114 2372768 or email gstevens@mossbrook.sheffield.sch.uk

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. As part of our safer recruitment checks, an online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates.

We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

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About Mossbrook School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 11
• School size: 176 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mossbrook School website
• Email address: lsmith@mossbrook.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142372768
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mossbrook-school

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