Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant Level 3 Permanent

Job Ref

TAL3/26/27

Details

Full time, Term Time (38.6 weeks)

Start Date

As soon as possible

Salary

Grade 5, Points 11 – 14 (Actual Salary £22,738pa)FTE £29,779 - £32,30833 hours and 5 minutes per week, 30 minutes unpaid lunch daily.• 8.20am – 4pm Monday + 1 other day• 8.20am-3.05pm x3 other days• Plus, 3 professional learning days.We require a level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our highly successful learning support faculty. We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals with an ability to deal positively and sympathetically with students, staff and parents. Knowledge and experience of working with students with SEND, delivering SEND interventions and working in a school SEND faculty are essential, and the Level 3 TA qualification is desirable. You will be working in an environment where:• strong, positive relationships are a strength of the school;• students of all ages and abilities readily demonstrate an eagerness to learn and make progress across the curriculum;• outstanding behaviour is apparent throughout the school; students are polite, open and articulate, making it a pleasure to engage with them in lessons;• SEND students are generally taught in mainstream lessons which allows them to thrive in a positive and productive learning environment; • the school’s progress 8 score is significantly above average at +1.0 for two consecutive years and ranked in the top 5% nationally;• Professional Learning is a priority and time for this is integrated into the school day; • all students, teachers and parents share a common vision to "make a positive difference".Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references.This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.TMET-Safeguarding-and-Child-Protection-Policy-v-17.0-18.9.25.pdf

How to apply

If you are interested in this post, please read the Applicant pack for instructions on how to apply. Please see the documents listed below, which may assist you in making your application:• Job Description – Teaching Assistant Level 3 • Applicant Pack• Application and Recruitment Process documentNO AGENCIES OR CVs PLEASE

Closing Date

Monday 26th October 2026 9

00am

Interview Date

Thursday 29th October 2026 TMET are an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If we have not contacted you within 4 weeks of the closing date, you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful