Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Wombourne High School; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Experienced and supportive team

Career development opportunities

Excellent facilities and a positive环境

Comprehensive Induction Package

Job summary

Wombourne High School in Wolverhampton is seeking a Part-time Teaching Assistant Level 3 to support pupils across KS3/KS4 within a dynamic Trust. The role requires energy, dedication and safeguarding commitment, with opportunities for development and specialist support for staff and students.

Role supports a diverse cohort; part-time 33.5 hours/week during term time plus INSET days, with a specialist focus and strong teamwork within the department.

Qualifications

• TA Level 3 qualification or equivalent.
• Experience supporting pupils in KS3/KS4.
• Commitment to safeguarding and inclusive education.
• Ability to work in a team and adapt to flexible locations within Trust.

Responsibilities

• Support teaching staff in development and education of pupils.
• Assist with managing and developing a specialist area within the school.
• Inspire and engage students across diverse cohorts.
• Deliver specialist knowledge across disciplines as required.

Skills

Knowledge of National Curriculum KS3/4

Inclusive teaching style

ICT proficiency

High expectations & classroom mgmt

Numeracy & literacy

Data-driven improvement

Understanding of assessment

Education

TA Level 3

Job description

Your Role

Vacancy: Teaching Assistant Level 3

Start date: ASAP

Contract details: Permanent

Proportion: Part-time, 33.5 hours per week, Term Time + INSET days

Range: Grade 5, SCP 7 - 11

FTE Salary: £27,274 - £29,071

Actual Salary £21,316 - £23,324

About Us

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and two primary schools with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Wombourne High School are recruiting for a hardworking and dedicated Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our established department. Main purpose of the roll would be to provide specialist skills and knowledge, at an advanced level, across a range of disciplines to support teaching staff in the development and education of children and to be responsible for the management and development of a specialist area within the school and/ or line management responsibility for other classroom support staff.

The successful candidate will possess the expertise to inspire and engage students and will be determined to get the best from our diverse cohort of students.

Wombourne High School offers excellent professional development opportunities, both in school and as part of the Trust, and a positive environment within which to help drive your career forward.

If you feel that you have energy, drive and determination to succeed in this post, we strongly encourage you to visit us and see for yourself the fantastic opportunities we can provide.

We will offer you:

1. An experienced and supportive team
2. Considerable opportunities for career development
3. Excellent facilities and a positive environment
4. A comprehensive Induction Package

Please contact Jessica Higginson, HR Support Officer, by email at [e-mail] to request further details.

Closing date: Monday 2nd November at 09:00am.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interview date: TBC

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children's Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026.

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:

1. An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children's Barred List
2. Verification through the DfE's Check a Teacher's Record (for applicable roles)

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered 'protected' and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance.

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

Qualifications

• essential
• TA L3
• essential
• TA L3
• essential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum requirements across KS3 and 4
• essential
• To have an inclusive teaching style and to be able to successfully to teach all ability groups, meeting the needs of all students including those with SEN
• essential
• Ability to use ICT with confidence
• essential
• Ability to create a stimulating and safe learning environment for all students by: Establishing high expectations; Implementing effective classroom management and organisation
• essential
• Excellent numeracy, literacy and oral skills
• essential
• Ability to use student level data to raise standards
• essential
• To have a thoroughly up to date knowledge of the delivery and assessment of subject specifications and National Curriculum
• essential

Experience

• Experience of supporting teaching staff in the development and education of pupils
• essential
• Full working knowledge of School policies and procedures relating to health and safety, behaviour, attendance, equal opportunities and child protection.
• essential
• Demonstrable experience of working with or caring with children of a relevant age
• essential
• Understanding of the principles of child development and learning processes.
• essential
• Working knowledge of national/foundation stage curriculum and other basic learning programmes/strategies
• essential

Flexible attitude/approach

• To work flexibly to meet the needs of the Trust and its education establishments. Can be required to work in any location within the Trust
• essential
• Able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role
• essential

Personal Attributes

• A knowledge of Equality & Diversity issues
• essential
• Able to work constructively as part of a team with an understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and own position within these
• essential
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• essential
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• essential
• To comply with the school's commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children
• essential

Safeguarding Information

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children's Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026.

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to:

1. An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children's Barred List
2. Verification through the DfE's Check a Teacher's Record (for applicable roles)

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered 'protected' and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance.

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.