Level 3 Teaching Assistant

* Level 3 Teaching Assistant

NEWFast Apply# Level 3 Teaching Assistant Employer Location :
Sheffield, South Yorkshire Contract Type:
Permanent

Hours:

Full Time, Term Time Salary:
Grade 4 (£26,403 to £28,598 FTE)
Posted:
27th February 2026

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible Expires:
15th March 2026 11:59 PM Contract Type:
Permanent

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible Job :
1536354

Job Reference:
TA31503

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible
* Contract Type  :

Permanent
* Job
* Share :
** Salary FTE:
** Grade 4 £ 26,403 to £28,598
** Actual salary:** £22,710 to £24,598 (with under five years' service)
** Contract term:
** 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, permanent
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* Start date:

** As soon as possible
** Closing date:
** Midnight Sunday 15 March 2026
** Mercia Learning Trust
** Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.
* To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed.
* We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
* We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
* We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.
* We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character.
* A culture of excellence – high standards shaped by clarity, not control.
* Academic focus – empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
* Purposeful collaboration – relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.

Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.
** Woodlands Primary School
** Woodlands Primary School is a 2-form entry primary and nursery for children aged 2-11 in a vibrant South Sheffield community. This popular and over-subscribed school has around 500 pupils. In February 2022, Ofsted graded our school as strongly Good.
** The role
** Woodlands Primary School has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, talented and caring candidate to join our team as a teaching assistant level
3. This role will be based initially in upper Key Stage
2.This role is to work as part of a team of teaching assistants and alongside class teachers to assist with the teaching and support of children in order to provide high quality provision. Some of the children with whom you would be working could have specific needs. These may include autism, ADHD, learning and speech difficulties and/or social, emotional and behavioural needs.

You will be required to understand and support children facingthese barriers, alongside working more broadly with a wide range of children.

We are seeking someone with a genuine passion for fostering positive relationships and a commitment to providing optimal support with a wide range of children. If you possess a desire to make a difference and cultivate meaningful connections with pupils, this role offers an ideal opportunity for professional growth and fulfilment.
** The candidate
** The right candidate will:
* deliver high quality support/interventions for both groups and individuals
* have strong numerical skills
* have an ability to work using their own initiative
* have an alignment to a can-do culture
* have a high level of communication skills and the ability to develop positive relationships with children and adults
* display the talent to adapt to changing situations and learn new skills
* own a keen eye for ensuring the safety of our pupils
* hold strong principles that are aligned with our school### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:

Woodlands Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.### Woodlands Primary School Part of### Mercia Learning Trust
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