Teaching Assistant Level 2 -KS2

Mesne Lea Primary School; Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development across the Trust

CPD and professional training

Friendly school environment

Multi Academy Trust career progression

Job summary

Prestolee Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and effective Teaching Assistant Level 2 to join our team at Mesne Lea Primary School. The ideal candidate will have experience working as a Teaching Assistant and hold a relevant Teaching Assistant Level 2 qualification.

We are a group of schools with a shared vision and strong focus on English and Mathematics. The Trust offers CPD and career development opportunities across multiple settings, welcoming applications from

Qualifications

• Proven outstanding experience/teaching practice as a Teaching Assistant Level 2.
• Experience of teaching 1-1/small groups of pupils at primary level.
• Excellent literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills.
• Excellent skills in team working.
• Excellent skills in working with children.
• Commitment, flexibility, and enthusiasm.
• A desire for career development.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Skills

Teaching Assistant Level 2 experience

1-1 teaching

Small group teaching

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

ICT skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Career development

Education

TA Level 2 qualification

Tools

ICT tools

Job description

Prestolee Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and effective Teaching Assistant Level 2 to join our team at Mesne Lea Primary School. The ideal candidate will have experience working as a Teaching Assistant and hold a relevant Teaching Assistant Level 2 qualification.

Who We Are

As a group of schools, Prestolee Trust has a shared vision. We act as one organisation and bring context to individual needs. Our schools are geographically close and yet serve diverse communities. The vision describes the future that speaks to that community.

The vision for Prestolee Multi Academy Trust is that our children are prepared for the next stage of education and life in modern Britain. This means children have access to a broad rich curriculum offer with a wide range of activities. We believe in an inherently strong core of English and Mathematics, together with strong specific academic foundation subjects focused on knowledge and skills.

We strive for excellence in quality first teaching. Career progression opportunities and development of knowledge and skills through CPD, networks and other professional programmes and training are key to our success. Our trust is relentlessly focused on improvement; in self, in others and in the organisation.

About You

We are looking for a person who has:

1. Proven outstanding experience/teaching practiceas a Teaching Assistant Level 2
2. Experience of teaching 1-1/ small groups of pupils at primary level
3. Excellent literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills
4. Excellent skills in team working
5. Excellent skills in working with children
6. Commitment, flexibility, and enthusiasm
7. A desire for career development
8. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Our Offer

1. A dynamic and developing Multi Academy Trust of schools with a SCITT for career development in teaching and learning.
2. Opportunities across the Trust to widen skills, experience, and professional development in a variety of settings
3. Welcome, friendly, and inclusive schools within the Trust
4. A committed Trust and School leadership and committed multi school teams
5. Well-motivated pupils
6. A Trust committed to staff wellbeing and career development for all

Closing date: 15th October 2026 at 6pm

Interview/observation: w/c 19th October 2026

Start date: ASAP