Teaching Assistant (Level 3) - Pentland Primary School (One Excellence Multi Academy Trust)

Stockton Academy Vacancies; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Multi Academy Trust is seeking a Teaching Assistant (Level 3) for a fixed-term role until August 2026. The successful candidate will support children previously excluded from schools, focusing on integrating them back into mainstream education through quality interactions and nurturing support.

Benefits

Structured health and well-being programme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting pupils within educational settings desirable.
• Ability to communicate with children and colleagues effectively.
• Qualifications or training related to education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing support to pupils across the school according to safeguarding policies.
• Supervising groups and entire classes as necessary.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships to ensure children thrive.

Job description

Pentland Primary School



Teaching Assistant (Level 3) – Fixed Term Post until 31st August 2026

Start date 1st September 2025

32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days

Grade H, spinal point 14 – 17 (actual salary £21,645 - £22,731)



One Excellence Multi Academy Trust is a Multi Academy Trust made up of four schools. The Trust was founded in July 2017, and is a mixed Multi Academy Trust. The vision and rationale behind the wider partnership are based on shared values and aspirations, a strong sense of community identity and values of inclusion and aspiration for all.



One Excellence Multi Academy Trust believes in supporting and investing in its staff and has a structured health and well-being programme. The programme includes physiotherapy, nurse support service and drop-in clinic, counselling, mindfulness sessions, weight management, stress awareness, GP consultations and private medical operations if required. We are also keen for staff to be able to reach their full potential and offer a range of professional development opportunities in all areas of education, nurturing and leadership.



The candidate will be working with children who have previously been excluded from their school with the aim to nurture and support them into integrating back into mainstream school.



The role will involve:

• Providing support into pupils across the school, adhering to safeguarding policies and procedures.


• Supervising groups and occasionally whole classes for a session


• Providing a high standard of nurturing and education, through quality interactions and by developing strong, authentic relationships, for all children within our school. As well as on a one to one basis if required.


• Being proactive, flexible and a reliable team player, offering support to colleagues when required.


• Building and maintain strong relationships with all to enable that all at St Mark’s flourish and our communities needs are at the forefront of all we do.


• Helping the children to make progress working closely with a supportive and experienced team, as well as other external professionals. You will regularly feedback to both the class teacher, SLT and your colleagues regarding children’s progress and general wellbeing.

Disclosure: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met. Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.



Posts are subject to a satisfactory DBS, reference checks and social media checks and are not open to anyone on the DBS Barred List.



If you think this post is for you, please contact Debbie Hamilton, Headteacher, for an informal discussion on [phone].



Applicants should apply by using the following link: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/144542/EDV-2025-PPS-74647





Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 30th June 2025

Interview date: TBC