Teaching Assistant
West View Primary School, Hartlepool, TS24 9BP13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 September 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: 37 hours per week, term time only including PD days (195 days per year). Monday to Friday, exact working schedule to be agreed following appointment.
Contract type
- Fixed term - 31st August 2026, or earlier, should the pupil leave the school.
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,103.01 (actual salary)
Pay scale
- Spinal Column Point 5 (Band 5)
What skills and experience we're looking for
West View Primary School wishes to appoint an enthusiastic and committed level two teaching assistant to commence as soon as possible. This post will be to support a child on a one to one basis. The contract is fixed-term until 31stAugust 2026, or earlier, should the pupil leave the school.
The successful candidate will work under guidance, implement work programmes for individuals/groups and provide feedback to teachers to assist in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources.
Candidates should be suitably qualified and experienced having worked as a classroom or teaching assistant within a primary school and be able to meet the criteria detailed on the person specification.
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will:
- Work in a school with a highly supportive, warm, friendly, and respectful ethos, and the drive and ambition to ensure that all members of staff, and children, achieve their full potential.
- Have the privilege of engaging with hard-working, highly motivated children.
- Be part of a school environment which places high value to the wider, enriched Curriculum.
- Have opportunity to further develop their skills through a variety of professional development opportunities.
For an informal discussion about this position please contact Lauren Furness, Headteacher on (01429) 267466.
Further information about the job
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.
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About West View Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 471 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West View Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@adastraacademytrust.com
- Phone number
- 01429 267466
Arranging a visit to West View Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@adastraacademytrust.com.
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