The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 1 at Discovery Academy, Porlock Avenue, Hattersley. SK14 3LE.
To start: 1st September 2025 to April 2026 or on the return of the postholder
Teaching Assistant Level 1 Full-time Salary £24,790 - £25,183
This is temporary, part-time, 30 hours per week, Term Time Only with an actual salary of £17,678 - £17,959 (TMBC Grade C, Points 5-6)
Working hours would be Monday- Friday 8:45 – 3:15, with 30 mins for lunch
Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles at our Academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.
Are you currently a Teaching Assistant with a Level 1 qualification?
Would you like to work as a TA1 for 30hrs per week supporting SEND children?
If so, this temporary position could be of interest.
We need a Level 1 Teaching Assistant to work in our KS1 team, providing support to SEND children.
The successful candidate should be able to offer:
• Level 1 childcare qualifications or equivalent experience
• Experience of working in a school setting with a focus on 1:1 support of pupils
• Experience of working with high need SEND pupils
• Ability to work in a team
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness to contribute to the full life of the school
• Evidence of going the extra mile for our pupils
• Flexibility of working hours with the opportunity for occasional overtime if required by the Academy
For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.
The proposed timescale for the selection and interview process is as follows:
•Applications close at 09:00 on Friday 11th July 2025 although the Trust reserve the right to close the process early if suitable candidates are identified through our selection process
• Interviews will take place on Monday 21st July 2025
• Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.
Please note we may close the advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so if you are interested in applying, please do so as soon as you are able.
Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.
All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.
All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
