Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Monarch Education; Wantage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment provider is seeking a Level 3 teaching assistant for a primary school in Wantage starting January 2026. The candidate will support small groups in a year 2 class, focusing on literacy attainment and language skills development. Essential qualifications include experience in primary schools and a CACHE Level 3 or equivalent. Benefits include free safeguarding training and a £200 referral bonus for recommending friends. This position involves compliance checks and references.

Benefits

Free safeguarding training

Refer a friend scheme - £200 bonus

Online portal to manage pay and timesheets

Qualifications

• Experience supporting intervention groups focused on literacy and language skills.
• Availability for full-time positions.
• Relevant child-based references from previous employment.

Responsibilities

• Support small groups within a year 2 class.
• Work alongside highly trained Key Stage 1 specialist staff.

Skills

Experience within primary schools

Child Workforce DBS

Education

CACHE Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Full Time Teaching Assistant, Wantage

Monarch Education are recruiting a Level 3 teaching assistant to work in a primary school in Wantage from January 2026.

The successful applicant will be placed within a year 2 class to support intervention groups, focusing on raising attainment in Literacy and developing language skills.

Your role will be supporting small groups within the class alongside a group of highly trained Key Stage 1 specialist staff.

To be considered you must:

• Be experienced within primary schools
• Have a CACHE Level 3 or equivalent
• Be available full time
• Have a Child Workforce DBS registered with the update service or be willing to complete a new application
• Be able to provide relevant child based references from previous employment

All placements are subject to a full compliance check with Monarch Education and a trial day at the school.

For more information on how you can apply for this teaching assistant role please apply for this advert and your CV will be sent to your local candidate resourcer to arrange a phone interview with you.

Benefits of Working with Monarch Education:

• Leading provider, Crown Commercial Service Approved
• Opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
• Free Safeguarding training
• Refer a friend scheme - £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
• Online portal to manage your pay and timesheets

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide - please visit our website - About Us - Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Important Information:

• All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.
• Equal Opportunities - Monarch
• Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant's applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.