Teaching Assistant Level 3 (Nursery)

Unsworth Primary School, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 8LY

35 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  6 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 7 £26,403 to £28,142 Actual Salary £22,872

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are thrilled to be opening our brand-new nursery in January 2026🌟

We are looking for nurturing and proactive Teaching Assistants to support the academic, social, and emotional development of our pupils. Working at Unsworth Primary School, you will contribute to inclusive learning environments where every child can thrive.

Full training and progression opportunities are available across our Trust.

The successful candidates will have:

• A genuine passion for supporting children’s learning and development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with pupils and staff.
• The ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a dedicated team.
• A patient, nurturing, and resilient, approach to working with children, including those with additional needs.
• A good standard of literacy and numeracy (GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent in English and Maths).
• Experience working with children in a school or educational setting (desirable but not essential).
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Why join Unsworth Primary School

Unsworth Primary School is a special place where all children are at the heart of what we do. We provide a nurturing and stimulating environment, where children are motivated to explore, discover and question through a range of exciting learning opportunities. All our staff are highly motivated, hard-working and passionate about children’s learning

We would be happy to arrange a visit to the school, where we can discuss with you the importance of the school within the local community and how, by working with us, you can be part of the team that builds on the past, ensures performance in the present and prepares the students for their future successes.

Please contact Alison Hutchinson on 0161 766 4876 or emailenquiries@unsworth.oaklp.co.uk to arrange a visit.

Application

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

For further information about the role please contact Alison Hutchinson.

Oak Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.

Oak Learning Partnership

Our trust is cross phase and consists of primary, special, and secondary schools. We have a vision to transform lives through a highly inclusive approach.

‘Inclusion is at the heart of our trust’.

What the school offers its staff

Our Employee Benefits

At Oak Learning Partnership, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress, and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.

In return you will benefit from:

• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• ExcellentContinuous Professional Development (CPD)
• A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
• Networking opportunities across our trust
• Salary sacrifices cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare plan through Medicash and is an easy to use health insurance. The health cash plan provides cashback towards your everyday healthcare bills, benefiting from a range of digital and virtual tools to help you protect and improve your wellbeing.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals
• Health and Wellbeing through Medicash with access to a 24/7 Telephone Support Service and Face to Face counselling service.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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Recruitment Pack - Unsworth.pdf - 795 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Assistant level 3 (Nursery) JD PS.pdf - 183 KB (opens in new tab)

About Unsworth Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 214 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Unsworth Primary School website
• Email address: hr@oaklp.co.uk
• Phone number: 01615530030
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/unsworth-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Unsworth Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@oaklp.co.uk.

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