TEMPORARY TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 2

Lancashire County Council; Burnley; Sur place; GBP 19 000 - 24 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Walverden Primary School in Nelson, Lancashire, is seeking a Level 2 Teaching Assistant for 30 hours per week, term-time only. The appointment is temporary until July 2026, with hours to be arranged. The school prioritises a friendly, child-centred environment and strong home–school links.

Candidates should be able to support children with personalised learning and provide high-quality interaction during planned activities, while building positive relationships with families and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting primary school learners.
• Ability to adapt activities to meet individual needs.
• Commitment to safeguarding and equality.
• Excellent communication with parents and staff.

Responsabilités

• Deliver a range of activities and programmes to meet the needs of individual children and small groups.
• Support children in learning through high-quality interaction in play and teacher-planned activities.
• Be self-motivated and manage time effectively to maximise learning time.
• Build good relationships with parents to support home–school links.
• Provide personalised learning experiences where appropriate.
• Contribute to a calm, patient and encouraging learning environment.
• Maintain a sense of humour to engage children.

Connaissances

Child-centered

Time management

Learning support

Engagement activities

Parent liaison

Personalised learning

Calm demeanor

Patience

Humour

Description du poste

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 July 2026. The post is for 30 hours per week, hours to be arranged.

Key Responsibilities / Requirements

• 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.

What We Offer

• 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.

Additional Information

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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

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Desirable Qualifications

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Essential Experience

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Desirable Experience

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Equal Opportunities Statement

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

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.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

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.

Safeguarding

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

Legal Considerations

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