Teaching Assistant Level 3

Education Partnership; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash back

EAP

Cycle to work

Pension schemes

Free parking

Training & progression

Intranet access

Job summary

Pleckgate High School, part of the Education Partnership Trust, invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Level 3. The role is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:25–15:05, with term-time plus one week.

You will support classroom learning, assist with planning and assessment, and help pupils progress across age ranges. The post requires GCSE English and Maths at grade 9–5, plus a Level 3 qualification in Child Care or related field.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at level 9–5.
• Child Care/NVQ or related education qualification at level 3 is desirable.
• Experience of support work with children in an educational setting.
• Experience of working with EAL pupils to develop language acquisition skills.
• Experience of delivering interventions to small groups independently from the teacher.
• Experience of administering and assessing routine tests.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of the class teacher and HLTA to implement planning and assessment.
• Support pupils to overcome barriers to learning and promote inclusion.
• Provide supervision and guidance during non-lesson activities.
• Assist in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting plans with the teacher.
• Administer and assess routine tests as needed.

Skills

Pupil support

EAL experience

Interventions

Test administration

Education

GCSE English & Maths 9–5

Child Care/NVQ Level 3

Education experience

Job description

The Job:

Teaching assistant Level 3, 30 hours per week Monday to Friday 08:25-15:05, TT plus 1 week

What does this job do?

1. To work under the direction of the class teacher (or HLTA leading the class in the short-term absence of the class teacher), to implement planning and assessment, working with individual or small groups of pupils to achieve high levels of accelerated pupil progress.
2. To support pupils to overcome barriers to learning, promoting the inclusion of all pupils by developing their communication skills, supporting them to manage their behaviour, developing independence and social skills and to take responsibility for monitoring/reporting on the impact of class-based interventions.
3. To provide supervision and guidance and learning opportunities in all non-lesson-based activities.
4. Working with the teacher on lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lesson plans as appropriate.
5. Administering and assessing routine tests to assess the pupils as needed.

What are the job requirements?

1. GCSE or Equivalent qualification in English and Mathematics at level 9 – 5.
2. Child Care/NVQ/ other relevant qualification (related to education is desirable) at level 3.
3. Experience of support work with children in an educational setting.
4. Experience of working with EAL pupils to develop their language acquisition skills.
5. Experience of delivering interventions to small groups of students independently from the teacher.
6. Experience of administering and assessing routine tests

About Pleckgate High School:

We are a large secondary school, part of the Education Partnership Trust (EPT), situated on the northern outskirts of Blackburn. Our school community is made up of 1350 students and 180 staff with excellent facilities to benefit both the school and local community. Pleckgate High School is a thriving multicultural community that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do.

We are an ambitious school with high expectations for ourselves and our pupils. We are committed to providing excellent teaching and learning and we want all our pupils to be safe, happy and successful. In our Ofsted report in June 2024, our school was described as offering a “harmonious and supportive environment. Pupils learn the importance of being kind and respectful towards others”. Every pupil at Pleckgate is encouraged to have ambitious goals and to work hard. A copy of our full report is available from the school website.

We are proud of our achievements – our ambitious curriculum, our examination success, opportunities for pupils' personal development, our charity work and our community involvement. We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate.

We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate. We are proud of how staff support pupils in achieving success both academically and through sport.

As a staff member of Pleckgate High School, you will be able to take advantage of the staff benefits, available through the EPT, which includes access to both the Simply Health and Discount for Teachers schemes. We also have an Associate member of our Senior Leadership Team whose role is to work with our staff on staff wellbeing, working to ensure you have a balanced home and work life-style.

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):

EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

1. Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
2. Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
3. Cycle to Work scheme.
4. Access to government pension schemes.
5. Free parking.
6. Training, mentoring and progression opportunities.
7. Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources.