Level 3 Teaching Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

eTeach UK Limited is seeking a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our highly capable learning support faculty. We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals with the ability to work positively and sympathetically with students, staff and parents.

Knowledge and experience of working with students with SEND and delivering SEND interventions are essential, and the Level 3 TA qualification is desirable.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification desirable.
• Experience working with students with SEND is essential.
• Ability to deal positively with students, staff and parents.

Responsibilities

• Support SEND students in mainstream lessons.
• Work within the learning support faculty to deliver interventions.
• Participate in 3 professional learning days and ongoing training.

Skills

SEND experience

Student support

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Level 3 TA

Job description

Salary: Grade 5, Points 11–14 (Actual Salary £22,738)

Teaching Assistant Level 3 PermanentJob Ref: TAL3/26/27Details: Full time, Term Time (38.6 weeks)Start Date: As soon as possibleSalary: Grade 5, Points 11 – 14 (Actual Salary £22,738pa)FTE £29,779 - £32,30833 hours and 5 minutes per week, 30 minutes unpaid lunch daily.

• 8.20am – 4pm Monday + 1 other day
• 8.20am-3.05pm x3 other days
• Plus, 3 professional learning days.

We require a level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our highly successful learning support faculty. We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals with an ability to deal positively and sympathetically with students, staff and parents. Knowledge and experience of working with students with SEND, delivering SEND interventions and working in a school SEND faculty are essential, and the Level 3 TA qualification is desirable. You will be working in an environment where:

• strong, positive relationships are a strength of the school;
• students of all ages and abilities readily demonstrate an eagerness to learn and make progress across the curriculum;
• outstanding behaviour is apparent throughout the school; students are polite, open and articulate, making it a pleasure to engage with them in lessons;
• SEND students are generally taught in mainstream lessons which allows them to thrive in a positive and productive learning environment;
• the school’s progress 8 score is significantly above average at +1.0 for two consecutive years and ranked in the top 5% nationally;
• Professional Learning is a priority and time for this is integrated into the school day;
• all students, teachers and parents share a common vision to "make a positive difference".

Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references. This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.

TMEM-Safeguarding-and-Child-Protection-Policy-v-17.0-18.9.25.pdf

Closing Date: Monday 26th October 2026 9:00am

Interview Date: Thursday 29th October 2026

TMET are an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If we have not contacted you within 4 weeks of the closing date, you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful

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