EYFS Teaching Assistant Level 2

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern: Full time

Contract type: Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary: £19,547.00 - £21,167.00 Annually (Actual) Term time + 5 days

EYFS Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

ABOUT THIS ROLE

JOB TITLE: Teaching Assistant Level 2

GRADE/SALARY: Grade D (SCP 6-11)

HOURS: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 inset days)

Hours of Work: Mon-Fri - 8:30-3:30

Leverhulme Primary School is a large 2-form entry primary school catering for children from 2-11 years of age. We strive to provide a curriculum that enriches the whole child and ensures that children are happy and feel secure at school.

We are looking to recruit skilled and motivated individuals to join our team.

Duties will include:

• Working with all pupils - whole class, small groups and 1:1
• Supporting and motivating pupils, both inside and outside the learning environment
• Provide targeted learning support to children with additional needs
• Building strong relationships with both children and adults
• Classroom administrative support
• Providing personal hygiene care and assistance

In return for your commitment to supporting our young people, we can offer you a fast paced working environment, a team of supportive colleagues and the opportunity for professional development.

If you have an unwavering commitment to supporting children with additional needs, safeguarding young people, high levels of personal resilience, thrive in an environment where no two days are the same and want to be part of a fantastic team, then we would like to hear from you.

Visits to our school as part of your application process are recommended and can be accommodated on the following dates:

3:45pm on Monday 30th March

3:45pm on Monday 20th April

4pm on Tuesday 1st April

Please email the office to confirm which date you would like to attend. In the email, please include your full name, the position you are interested in and the session you will be joining in the email. [contact hidden]

Closing date for applications: Friday 24th April 2026 at 9am.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• medical
• online and social media
• prohibition from teaching
• right to work
• satisfactory references
• suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.