Teaching Assistant Level 3

Richmond Academy, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 6HY

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Upon completion of pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  25 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours per week, 39.6 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,711 - £30,060

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Experience of working with children in an educational setting who may have different individual needs and learning styles  

• Experience of working with children with complex needs 

• Literacy and numeracy skills 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 

• Excellent team working skills. 

What the school offers its staff

• the opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence

• friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees,

• a commitment to high quality professional development,

• opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools and most importantly

• the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference

Further details about the role

Our Vision and Values

The Harmony Trust has the highest aspirations for its pupils, parents and staff members. Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education so that every academy is a ‘GreatPlace2Learn.’ Our aim is to ensure that children at our academies enjoy the best education from the early years to the end of the primary stage. Parents are very important to achieving this vision and we aim to work in partnership with them to ensure that all our children achieve our motto: ‘Believe Achieve Succeed’. We believe that school should be a place where every child makes progress in a safe and supportive environment. We believe in the importance of children developing well-being and high self-esteem if they are to learn and do well.

We also believe in The Harmony Trust being a ‘GreatPlace2Work’ where staff are supported to thrive by a trust that is committed to learning and education. We have a great team of people working in our Academies. We aim to retain them by investing in professional development, offering opportunities to work across the Trust ensuring Harmony is a great place to work.  

Development Opportunity

The Board of Trustees wish to provide opportunity for an enthusiastic Level 3 Teaching Assistant. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate to become part of our school team. The post holder will be initially based at Richmond Academy

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

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About Richmond Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 424 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Richmond Academy website
• Email address: htrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/richmond-academy-oldham

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