Key Role Information

Salary
£28,142.00 - 31,022.00
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
10/07/2026 00:00
Interview
13/07/2026
Start
1 September 2026
Contract term
TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks
Pay grade
NJC | SCP11 - SCP17
Department
Educational Support
Key stage
Early Years, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2
Hours per week
35.00
Weeks per year
44.650
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Join Our Team as Teaching Assistant Level 3


At Willow Tree Primary School, part of the vibrant Vantage CE Academies Trust, we believe every child deserves to feel inspired, supported and excited about learning. Since 2012, our Trust has grown to ten schools across Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Bolton and Knowsley; each one a place where children and adults achieve more together.


Our shared curriculum and approach to teaching and learning bring our schools together with a clear, ambitious vision, and we nurture pupils who are:

Resilient • Ethical • Communicators • Collaborators • Thinkers • Adaptable • Empathetic • Respectful


These values shape everything we do, and we’re looking for someone who shares them.


We also recognise that working in a classroom can be incredibly rewarding and at times demanding. There will be moments when you’ll need strong behaviour‑management skills, the abiity to remain calm under pressure, and the resilience to navigate challenges. Throughout it all, kindness, empathy and a child‑centred mindset remain at the heart of the role.


We’re looking for a Teaching Assistant Level 3 who:

  1. Has experience supporting children in a school or nursery setting
  2. Holds a Level 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching & Learning (or equivalent)
  3. Understands how to work alongside teachers to plan, deliver and reflect on engaging learning
  4. Sets high expectations and believes every child can succeed
  5. Brings creativity, enthusiasm and a nurturing approach to the classroom
  6. Can remain positive, patient and solution‑focused when faced with challenges
  7. Thrives as part of a supportive, dedicated team


If you’re passionate about helping children grow in confidence, curiosity and independence, you’ll fit right in.


In return, we offer:

  1. A warm, inclusive and diverse school community
  2. Friendly, motivated and highly skilled colleagues who genuinely care
  3. Opportunities to collaborate with staff across the Vantage Academy Trust
  4. Strong commitment to your professional development and career growth
  5. Supportive leadership who value your voice and your wellbeing
  6. Access to an extensive staff benefits package


Actual Salary for part time and term time working: £22795.44 per annum (Term Time Only + 5 INSET Days)


We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS. References will be requested prior to interview.

Benefits

SEN Allowance
A SEN Allowance is payable.

Qualifications

GCSE’s in English & Maths at grade 4 or above (or equivalent) essential
Relevant Level 3 Qualification (such as Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools, Learning Support, Mentoring or Youth work)essential
Level 3
Recognised ICT qualificationdesirable

Skills

Experience

Strong understanding of the Primary Curriculum and age-related expectations.essential
Experience supporting pupils with additional needs, including SEN and EAL.essential
Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate learning activities to ensure effective teaching and learning to children. Ability to give feedback in a constructive manner.essential
Knowledge of how to keep children and young people safe during day-to-day work activities. Ability to assess the balance between safety and risk, challenge and protection, and adjust own behaviour accordinglyessential
Experience of dealing sensitively with challenging behaviour (in line with setting/school policy and procedures)essential
Ability to take responsibility, with minimum supervision, for delivering work programmes over an extended period to individuals, groups, and whole classes of children with a variety of needs.essential
Ability to demonstrate good ICT skills and awareness of methods of use of ICT in teaching practice, using ICT safely and effectively as a learning resource. Ability to access and use learning programmes and information.essential
Ability to work collaboratively with teachers, other staff, and parentsessential
Fluent English speaker with good written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.essential
Ability to organise and prepare classroom materials and activitiesessential
Ability to demonstrate verbal and non-verbal communication skills when dealing with children colleagues, parents, carers, families and other practitioners. essential
Previous experience working with children in a primary school setting.

Personal Attributes

Committed to safeguarding pupil’s wellbeing and equalityessential
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all timesessential
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with children, treating them equitably, with respect and consideration.essential
Willingness to be flexible, adapt to changing situations, and take initiativeessential
Act as a role model for positive behaviouressential
Ability to remain calm under pressure and to possess a sense of humouressential
Enthusiastic and motivated to support pupil learning and developmentessential
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with children, treating them equitably, with respect and consideration.essential

Willow Tree Primary School

LTAIT

hr@vantageacademies.co.uk

Astley Road
Huyton
Merseyside
Liverpool
L36 8DB

Safeguarding Information

Vantage Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references. Vantage Academies Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.