TEMPORARY TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 2

Lancashire County Council; Burnley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Walverden Primary School in Nelson, Lancashire, seeks a Level 2 Teaching Assistant for 30 hours per week, term-time only. The successful candidate will work with key Stage 1/2 groups, delivering a range of activities and providing high-quality support to children within the National Curriculum.

The role requires a friendly, child-centred approach, self-motivation, good time management and the ability to engage and motivate young learners. Pro-rata salary applies.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Primary setting and knowledge of the National Curriculum.
• Ability to deliver a range of activities and programmes of work.
• Strong child-centred approach and engagement with play-based learning.
• Ability to build good relationships with parents to support home–school links.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of activities and programmes within provision to meet individual and small group needs.
• Support children's learning through high-quality interaction in play and planned activities.
• Build positive relationships with parents to support home–school links.
• Create a calm, engaging learning environment and provide personalised learning experiences.

Skills

Child-centred approach

Time management

Learning support

Parental engagement

Personalised learning

Calm and patient manner

Sense of humour

Job description

Location Nelson Walverden Primary School, Bracewell Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0TL (440 on roll)

Tel: [phone]

School website: www.walverdenprimaryschool.uk Summary The Governors of Walverden Primary School are seeking to appoint a Level 2 Teaching Assistant temporary until 31st July 2027. The post is for 30 hours per week, hours to be arranged.

We are looking for a candidate who has recent experience of working within a Primary Setting and a sound working knowledge of the National Curriculum.

In addition, you should show in your application that you have:

• A friendly and genuine child-centred approach,
• An ability to be self-motivated and manage time effectively in order to maximise children’s learning time.
• Deliver a range of activities, programmes of work and work within areas of continuous provision to meet the specific needs of individual children and small groups.
• Support children in their learning through high quality interaction in their play and also through activities planned by the teacher.
• Build good relationships with parents which will support home-school links.
• Some knowledge or experience working with children to provide personalised learning experiences,
• A calm, patient and encouraging manner, with an ability to make learning engaging.
• Sense of humour

We can offer you:

• A warm, friendly school where children are at the heart of what we do,
• Lovely, enthusiastic and well-behaved children with enormous potential,
• A committed and collaborative staff team and governors,
• Many opportunities for further development and training,
• A good school which has a commitment to working with parents and the community.

This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis.

Essential Qualifications Please see attached

Desirable Qualifications Please see attached

Essential Experience Please see attached

Desirable Experience Please see attached

For an informal discussion please contact: Please contact the school office on 01282614834 Proposed Interview Date: 22/10/2026

Equal Opportunities statement An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

Address:

Address: Application form attached. Please return completed applications electronically to: [e-mail]

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.