Key Role Information

Salary
£28,598.00 - 31,022.00
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
06/07/2026 00:00
Interview
15-7-26/16-7-26
Pay grade
Support Staff | 12 - 17
Department
Teaching Assistant
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
27.50
Weeks per year
38.400
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Role: L3 Teaching Assistant and Wrap Around Care Assistant

Location: Fir Bank Primary School, Grasmere Road, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6SJ

Hours: 27.5 hours a week, Term Time Only + 5 days

Salary: Grade 4 (SCP 12-17) £18,065 - £19,596

Employment type: Permanent

Start Date: September 2026


Are you passionate about working with young people and want to inspire them through outdoor exploration?


We are looking to appoint a dedicated Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join Fir Bank Primary School. In this role, in addition to inspiring students in the classroom, you will also lead in the planning, preparation and delivery of wrap around care at the school through nature-based learning and exploration. 


Fir Bank Primary School is a popular, one form entry, co-educational 3-11 school which has recently been rated by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ School, committed to excellence. We are part of a cohesive Trust of three schools with capacity and ambition to grow in the near future. We are committed to career long staff development and if you join our team, you will be based in a friendly and supportive school with an excellent quality building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning.


As well as offering you a competitive salary with employer contributions to the local government pensions scheme, we also provide free on-site parking, a cycle to work scheme and a range of well-being and workload support, including access to employee counselling. Located to the east of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links.


Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries are welcome by contacting our Mrs Rachael McLaughlin, Headteacher on 0161 624 9577 or you can email info@firbank.oldham.sch.uk. Please apply via this portal. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.


Closing date: Monday 6th July 2026


Interviews will take place 15th/16th July 2026


The Oak Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Disclosure and pre-employment checks.


The school will carry out an online search as part of their due diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024’ (para 221)


Fir Bank Primary School

Jessica Penney

jpenney@theoaktrust.org.uk

Grasmere Road
Royton
Royton
Oldham
OL2 6SJ

Safeguarding Information

The Oak Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


Any offer of employment will be subject to checks being carried out in order to ensure that you are not subject to a prohibition order or an interim prohibition order.


I understand that if shortlisted, the Trust may carry out an online search as part of their due diligence (KCSIE 2024, paragraph 221). This is to help identify any incidents or issues that may have happened and are publicly available online. I understand that any concerns will be explored at interview.


As an applicant it is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, schools and colleges if you are barred from engaging in such activity.



All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, the amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

 

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not “protected” prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. 

 

Please note that a conviction will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining employment.