Teaching Assistant Level 2 or Level 3 - Rise Carr College

North East Combined Authority; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Carr College is a Local Authority maintained Pupil Referral Unit and Alternative Provision serving eight secondary schools in Darlington. The centre also includes Home and Hospital Teaching Service and Connect, a part-time provision for transitions to secondary school.

Eldon House opens as an additional resource for students with SEMH needs, located on Eldon Street, Darlington. The post of Teaching Assistant is for Level 2 or Level 3, with 32 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time plus

Qualifications

• Level 2 or Level 3 qualifications and experience, or willingness to complete on the job training to gain these qualifications.
• Experience delivering interventions focused on behaviour and social and emotional wellbeing.
• Strong classroom organisation and behaviour management skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver interventions focused on behaviour and SEMH for students.
• Maintain very good classroom organisation and behaviour management.
• Adapt and work with children with SEMH and additional needs.
• Build strong relationships with children, parents/carers and the school community.

Job description

Teaching Assistant Level 2 or Level 3

Closing Date: Midnight 5th November 2025

Benefits & Grade

TA Level 2 - Band 7, SCP 14-17 (Actual salary - £23,788.30 - £24,981.81)

TA Level 3 - Band 8, SCP 19-23 (Actual salary - £25,818.28 - £27,728.98)

Contract Details

Initially a fixed term contract with the opportunity for the contract to be made permanent. Term time plus 5 staff training days, required as soon as possible.

Contract Hours

32 hours per week

Monday - Friday, 8.30am start.

Term time plus 5 staff training days

Disclosure

The school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Interview Date

Interviews will be held on the morning of 11th November 2026.

Please ensure you are available as we cannot reschedule interviews due to diary constraints

Job Description

Thank you for your interest in the post of Teaching Assistant within Rise Carr College. I'm delighted to have the opportunity to share some information about our school, as well as some detailed information about the post.

Overview

Rise Carr College is a Local Authority maintained Pupil Referral Unit and Alternative Provision which serves the eight secondary schools in Darlington. Home and Hospital Teaching Service, is co-located within the building and Connect is a further provision based at The Coleridge Centre. Connect is a part-time provision for children to support transition to secondary school.

In addition to this, in September 2021 we opened Eldon House, an additionally resourced centre for children with Education, Health and Care Plans with a primary need of Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties. The centre is based in a stand-alone building on the same site as Rise Carr College on Eldon Street in Darlington.

The centre caters for 20+ students across the secondary age range, split into Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 provision.

The Post

We will consider applicants who have either Level 2 or Level 3 qualifications and experience or someone who would like to complete on the job training to gain these qualifications.

The post will be 32 hours per week, Monday - Friday, term time plus staff training days.

The post is required for as soon as possible.

You may be required to work at any of our sites to meet the needs of the students in all of our centres.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, creative and inspiring teaching assistant who is passionate about learning and committed to nurturing the emotional wellbeing of children.

The school has adopted an inclusive, integrated approach to curriculum and so we are looking for someone that can support the academic subjects, but also with a creative flair and enjoys a hands-on approach to learning.

We are looking for individuals who:

• Have experience of delivering interventions focused on behaviour and social and emotional wellbeing.
• Have very good classroom organisation and very strong behaviour management skills.
• Are adaptable and reflective practitioners who can work with children with SEMH and additional needs.
• Are passionate about developing strong, working relationships with children, parents/carers and the school community.
• Have worked within a multi-agency approach and have a good understanding of working within a team.
• Are resilient and self-motivated

In our school, we are committed to providing outstanding education in the broadest sense, prioritising the development of successful learners, increasing progress to ensure that all learners reach their full potential and to extend and ensure the development of 'the whole child'.

Closing Date

Midnight 5th November 2026

Interviews will be held on the morning of 11th November 2026

Please ensure you are available as we cannot reschedule interviews due to diary constraints

See attached job descriptions for further details and person specifications