Teaching Assistant Level 3 (CSTLC

Carmarthenshire County Council; Burry Port; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to work in Burry Port. The role involves providing emotional and academic support to secondary aged pupils facing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Applicants must possess a level 2 in conversational Welsh and pass an Enhanced DBS check. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Health and wellbeing support

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting secondary aged pupils with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties.
• Ability to deliver pastoral support and wellbeing programmes.
• Strong communication skills, especially in Welsh.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support to pupils.
• Deliver academic and pastoral support in groups and individually.
• Help pupils overcome barriers to learning.

Skills

Emotional wellbeing support

1:1 pupil supervision

Small group academic support

Basic conversational Welsh

Job description

Teaching Assistant Level 3 - CSTLC Burry Port

Salary: £29,742 - £33,901

We adopt an 'anonymous recruitment' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made.

We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact our recruitment and employment policies and practices have and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

About the vacancy

• Vacancy ID: 2527
• Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council
• Number of vacancies: 2
• Contract type: Permanent Term Time Only
• Location: Burry Port
• Grade: Grade F +4%
• Salary: £29,742 - £33,901
• If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly
• Hourly Rate: £15.42 - £17.57
• Contract Hours: 32hrs 30 mins

We are seeking to employ Level 3 Teaching Assistants at CSTLC, educating secondary aged pupils who demonstrate social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The person will provide emotional wellbeing support in addressing the needs of pupils who require particular help to overcome barriers to learning. As a Level 3 Teaching Assistant the post will also involve supervising 1:1 pupils where required alongside small groups of pupils to deliver academic support, pastoral support and guiding wellbeing programmes to pupils excluded from, or not otherwise working to, a mainstream school timetable.

For an informal discussion, please contact James Littlehales on 01554 744273.

Job Description:

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DBS level:

An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk.

Welsh language level - verbal:

Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

Closing Date:

07/12/2025, 23:55

The Rewards

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Competitive salary
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Eligibility:

You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations. Please Note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.

How to Apply:

All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: [e-mail] or contact 01267 234567 and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.