Teaching Assistant Level 3

Longlands Primary School, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 1QU

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: 26403.00 pro rata

Teaching Assistant Level 3 job summary

Longlands Primary School and Nursery

Address: Linden Way, Market Drayton, Tf9 1QU

Tel: 01630 6523132

Email: admin@lon.mmat.co.uk

Website: longlandsprimaryschool.co.uk

 

Teaching Assistant  (Early Years)

 

Do you have the passion, dedication and energy required to work in our busy school? Do you enjoy working with children and making a difference to their lives? If yes – then this is the role for you.

 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at the vibrant and aspirational Longlands Primary School and Nursery. We are looking to appoint a caring, reliable and enthusiastic individual to work as part of our team in the Early Years. The successful applicant will be joining a fantastic team at a vibrant and creative school.

 

In this role, you will work as a member of a nursery team delivering the EYFS curriculum, both in the classroom and outdoors in our wonderful learning environment. You will be working with children aged between 2 and 4 years old, some of whom have additional needs.

 

Salary: Grade 6, scale point 7 £13.69 per hour

Contract type: Maternity Cover – ASAP 2026 – 31st July 2026

Hours of Work: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Required for January 2026

 

To be successful, you will:

·      hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification or equivalent that allows you to work in an Early Years Setting.

·      possess motivation and enthusiasm

·      be innovative and flexible

·      be committed to making a difference to children's lives

·      be a keen and effective learner, willing to learn new skills and undertake professional development opportunities

·      work well in a team and use your own initiative.

 

Longlands Primary School and Nursery is a school with a family feel. Our staff seek to encourage, challenge and champion our pupils from their very first day and throughout their journey with us, creating a warm and inclusive atmosphere where learning is fun.

 

We offer:

 

·      Excellent professional learning and support at every stage in your career, with opportunities for continued personal development through our Talent Pathway Career development pathway.

·      An enthusiastic and supportive team of staff, parents and governors.

·      A core belief in staff wellbeing and work life balance for all, evidenced in policy and practice.

·      Benefits including funded counselling, physiotherapy and GP and other medical support.

 

If you are interested in this post and have any queries, please email admin@lon.mmat.co.uk or give us a call and we will be more than happy to help.

 

(Please note we do not accept CVs).

 

The closing date for applications is 12:00pm on Friday 2nd January 2026

Interviews are to be held on Thursday 8th January 2026

 

 

The Marches Academy Trust values each person equally. We are committed to building a diverse team and embedding a welcoming, inclusive culture that encourages diversity and authenticity. We believe this will encourage creative ways of thinking – ensuring we collaborate more effectively and achieve better outcomes. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who share this commitment.

 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care and expect all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to declare any criminal convictions and will be subject to online searches. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

 

*The agreed timeframe is 5 working days from the requisition form being submitted. Once loaded onto iTrent, HR will QA before releasing. We will work with schools to turn around under the 5 days if the checklist has been followed and signed off. 

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.

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 Longlands Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 217 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longlands Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longlands-primary-school

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