Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Hurst Green; Swansea; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcoming school

Professional development

Supportive staff

Job summary

Mount Pleasant Primary School seeks a motivated teaching assistant to join a caring team. The role is for 27.5 hours per week, starting 01 January 2027 for two terms with potential extension, supporting Year 5 and participating in the life of the school.

Shortlisting starts 6 November, interviews 17 November. Applications: contact the school office or email [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Be highly motivated and committed to support quality teaching and learning with the child at the heart of this.
• Commitment to inclusion and success for all.
• Promote positive pupil relationships and behaviour in line with school policies.
• Be able to inspire, motivate and support our children both educationally and with regard to wellbeing and self-esteem.
• Working with teachers to plan, deliver and evaluate activities.
• Provide feedback to the teaching team and children in relation to promote good progress.
• Supervise pupils for limited and specified periods, including break-times.
• To undertake lunchtime duties on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

• Temporary Teaching Assistant required from January 2027 for 2 terms with the possibility of more.
• Temporary part-time (27.5 hours).
• The post will be in Year 5 and the desire to work collaboratively with colleagues and to be involved in the full life of the school is essential.
• We can offer you: a welcoming and caring school with positive relationships at the heart of it, well-behaved and motivated students, an amazing team of committed staff, strong commitment to professional development, and supportive governors.

Job description

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£16,691.45 - £17,338.62 Actual Salary per annum. Term time only, 39 weeks. First year salary will reflect number of working days remaining in holiday year.

Working Hours:

27.5

Location:

Mount Pleasant Primary School

Closing Date:

05/11/2026

Job Type:

Schools / Academies - Support staff roles - Teaching assistant

Sector:

Education

Business Unit:

Schools

Job Introduction

Mount Pleasant Primary School Application Pack

Fixed term temporary contract for 2 terms with the possibility of more.

27.5 hours per week To start 01.01.2027

Initial shortlisting will take place by 6 th November and interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 17 th November .

For further information or to book on a school tour please contact the school office on 01384 816910 or email [e-mail] .

About Mount Pleasant Primary School

We are seeking to recruit a positive, passionate, highly motivated and skilled teaching assistant to join our happy, caring teaching team .

Mount Pleasant is a good school where everyone matters and where everyone is committed to working as a team to ensure that our students have the best possible education, where all learning is memorable and meaningful . Our school values are threaded through all that we do both in and out of school and we strive to develop our young people to be happy, knowledgeable, positive and forward-thinking members of our community who have the skills they all need to be successful and to flourish, no matter what their individual needs may be . We believe that our high expectations of behaviour, achievement and positive relationships are crucial to our success as a school community and would anticipate that any successful candidate would work hard with us to ensure that these are maintained .

We are an above-average sized, well-resourced school with well above-average school stability for both staff and students . We have a wonderful and increasingly diverse catchment area in the heart of the Black Country and we cherish the history of our Victorian-built school and the exciting, everchanging locality in which we are situated . We value and support our whole school community and have a strong commitment to professional development for our staff, whilst opening our doors to parents so that they can learn more about what we do and to build positive relationships from which we can all benefit . We also have strong links with Christ Church in Quarry Bank.

The role

Temporary Teaching Assistant required from January 2027 for 2 terms with the possibility of more.

Temporary part-time (27.5 hours).

The post will be in Year 5 and the desire to work collaboratively with colleagues and to be involved in the full life of the school is essential .

We can offer you:

• A school which is welcoming and caring with positive relationships at the heart of it.
• Well-behaved and motivated, happy students who love to learn.
• The support of an amazing team of committed , dedicated staff who have a strong passion for providing quality teaching and learning.
• A strong commitment to your professional development.
• Committed, supportive and hardworking governors.

Key Requirements

• Be highly motivated and committed to support quality teaching and learning with the child at the heart of this.
• Commitment to inclusion and success for all.
• Promote positive pupil relationships and behaviour in line with school policies.
• Be able to inspire, motivate and support our children both educationally and with regard to wellbeing and self-esteem.
• Working with teachers to plan, deliver and evaluate activities.
• Provide feedback to the teaching team and children in relation to promote good progress.
• Supervise pupils for limited and specified periods, including break-times .
• To undertake lunchtime duties on a daily basis .