Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Required September 2026

Part Time, 20 hours a week

Permanent, Term time only – 39 weeks

 Salary Grade E point 13 – 19 (£29,064-£32,061)

£13,512.64 - £14,906.03 Actual salary per annum

Lawn Primary School is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, experienced, highly motivated, and dedicated Level 3 Teaching Assistant to support teaching and learning in the classroom to maximise the participation of our children. The role will include working with the class teachers to create a stimulating learning environment through excellent classroom practice, plan and deliver intervention sessions for key groups of children and when required provide teacher and PPA cover, delivering high quality lessons following the planning given.

Lawn Primary School is an outstanding nurturing primary school with 425 pupils. We are located in a leafy Suburb of Derby with extensive grounds and buildings.

We warmly welcome applications from those who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children and thrives on challenging themselves and others to keep on improving. Our working relationships are positive, supportive and forward looking. 

You will:

1. Be an excellent Specialist/ Higher Level Teaching Assistant, who loves working with children
2. be able to provide creative, inspiring and enriching learning opportunities;
3. possess and use appropriate skills to undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical, emotional and educational needs of individuals and groups of children, including those with special needs
4. be an enthusiastic classroom practitioner with a positive attitude and high expectations of pupils’ attainment and behaviour
5. have high expectations of pupils’ achievements and a commitment to excellent standards;
6. work well as part of a team
7. be enthusiastic, energetic and committed to making learning exciting;
8. have excellent communication skills with children and adults

In return we offer:

1. A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.
2. Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network ground and other Transform Trust initiatives
3. Calm and purposeful learning environments
4. Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
5. A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
6. Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Rosie Lang at Lawn Primary School, Norbury Close, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2QREmail:r.lang@lawn.derby.sch.uk Telephone: 01332 550178

1. Closing date for applications: Wednesday 1^st July 2026

1. Interviews will be held on: Monday 6^th July 2026

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9510 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.