Teaching Assistant Level 2

Prestolee Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and effective Teaching Assistant Level 2 to join our team at Prestolee Primary School. The ideal candidate will have experience working as a Teaching Assistant, particularly with children with communication and language needs, and hold a relevant Teaching Assistant Level 2 qualification.

Who We Are

As a group of schools, Prestolee Trust has a shared vision. We act as one organisation and bring context to individual needs. Our schools are geographically close and yet serve diverse communities. The vision describes the future that speaks to that community.

The vision for Prestolee Multi Academy Trust is that our children are prepared for the next stage of education and life in modern Britain. This means children have access to a broad rich curriculum offer with a wide range of activities. We believe in an inherently strong core of English and Mathematics, together with strong specific academic foundation subjects focused on knowledge and skills.

We strive for excellence in quality first teaching. Career progression opportunities and development of knowledge and skills through CPD, networks and other professional programmes and training are key to our success. Our trust is relentlessly focused on improvement; in self, in others and in the organisation.

The Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Undertake work/care/support programmes to enable access to learning for pupils
• Assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom
• Work under the instruction and guidance of senior/teaching staff to support the delivery of quality teaching and learning
• Help raise standards of achievement for all pupils
• Support children with communication and language needs

Our Offer

• A dynamic and developing Multi Academy Trust of schools with a SCITT for career development in teaching and learning. 
• Opportunities across the Trust to widen skills, experience, and professional development in a variety of settings. 
• Welcome, friendly, and inclusive schools within the Trust
• A committed Trust and School leadership and committed multi-school teams. 
• Well-motivated pupils

Closing date: Friday 4th July at 12pm

Interview/observation: Thursday 10th July

Start date: September 2025

This Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services and a statutory Pre-Employment Health Check. 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.