Teaching Assistant Level 3

Job Overview

Grade:
Grade 6 (SCP 19-24) Contract Type:
Permanent

Hours:

37 Hours Per Week Working Pattern:
Term Time 1 Week Actual Salary: £28,284 - £31,240 Interview Date:
Week commencing 26 th January 2026 Oak Haven School is a nurturing, inclusive, and specialist SEMH setting for Key Stage 2 to 4 learners with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Our mission is to provide a safe, empowering environment where every young person is supported to Empower, Heal, and Thrive . Newly established in September 2025, we are now looking for a Teaching Assistant Level 3 to join our team.

Working in partnership with the Class Teacher and fellow Teaching Assistants, the successful candidate will work with learners in small groups, and on occasions provide whole class cover, delivering lessons to a small class of learners with social emotional and mental health needs.

If you are passionate about supporting children with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs in a nurturing environment, we would be excited to hear from you.

Visits to school are warmly encouraged by appointment.

The successful candidate must possess a GCSE (level 9-4 or level
2) in maths and English.

Additionally, the successful candidate must have an NQF/QCF/RQF level 3 qualification or possess a level 3 teaching assistant apprenticeship qualification.

To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation and send completed applications to of . The closing date is the 23 rd of January 2026 at 11:59pm.

Shortlisting will take place on the 26 th January 2026 and interviews will be held week commencing the 26 th January 2026. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check. The ability to converse at ease with customers and service users and provide advice in accurate spoken English is an essential requirement of this post.

Applicants are advised that by applying for this position they are declaring that they are not subject to any immigration controls or restrictions that prohibit them undertaking work in the UK, and that they are able to provide proof of their Right to Work in the UK if they are invited to attend an interview.

The school will carry out an online search as part of their due‑diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.

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