LEVEL 2 TEACHING ASSISTANT

Lancashire County Council; Burnley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Friendly staff

Pro-rata pay

Community involvement

Job summary

Walverden Primary School in Nelson, Lancashire, is seeking two Level 2 Teaching Assistants to join our friendly team. The posts are for 27.5 hours per week, hours to be arranged, term time only, with pro-rata salary.

We are looking for candidates with recent experience in a primary setting and a sound knowledge of the National Curriculum. A DBS disclosure will be required for shortlisted applicants, and we value a child-centred, patient approach and strong home-school links.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a primary setting is desirable.
• Sound working knowledge of the National Curriculum.
• Dbs check and safeguarding compliance required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of activities and programmes within provision to meet individual needs.
• Support children in learning through high quality interaction in play and teacher-planned activities.
• Build good relationships with parents to support home–school links.
• Assist in managing time effectively to maximise learning time.

Skills

child-centred approach

time management

high quality interaction

team collaboration

Education

Primary setting experience

Job description

Location Nelson Walverden Primary School, Bracewell Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0TL (440 on roll).

Tel: [phone]

School website: www.walverdenprimaryschool.uk

Summary The Governors of Walverden Primary School are seeking to appoint two Level 2 Teaching Assistant.

The posts are for 27.5 hours per week, hours to be arranged.

We are looking for a candidate who has recent experience of working within a Primary Setting and a sound working knowledge of the National Curriculum.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

In addition, you should show in your application that you have:

• A friendly and genuine child-centered approach,
• An ability to be self-motivated and manage time effectively in order to maximise children’s learning time.
• Deliver a range of activities, programmes of work and work within areas of continuous provision to meet the specific needs of individual children and small groups.
• Support children in their learning through high quality interaction in their play and also through activities planned by the teacher.
• Build good relationships with parents which will support home-school links.
• Some knowledge or experience working with children to provide personalised learning experiences,
• A calm, patient and encouraging manner, with an ability to make learning engaging.
• Sense of humour

We can offer you:

• A warm, friendly school where children are at the heart of what we do,
• Lovely, enthusiastic and well-behaved children with enormous potential,
• A committed and collaborative staff team and governors,
• Many opportunities for further development and training,
• A good school which has a commitment to working with parents and the community.

This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro -rata basis.

Essential Qualifications Please see attached

Desirable Qualifications Please see attached

Essential Experience Please see attached

Desirable Experience Please see attached

Proposed Interview Date: 22/10/2026

Equal Opportunities statement An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013) (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.