Job Details

• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Working Pattern: Part time - term time plus specified days
• Advert Start Date: 30/04/2026
• Advert End Date: 22/05/2026 23:59
• Salary: Grade H, spinal point 14 – 17 (actual salary £22,417 - £23,452)
• Hours per week: 32.5
• Job Category: Schools - Teaching Assistant
• Vacancy ID: 295557
• Employment Location: Pentland Primary School, Pentland Avenue, Billingham, TS23 2RG
• Number of posts: 1
• Closing date: 22 May

About the Role

Pentland Primary School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and hardworking, Level 3 Teaching Assistant who has a passion for SEND, in particular SEMH. The candidates will be working with children who have previously been excluded from their school with the aim to nurture and support them into integrating back into mainstream school. The candidate must be emphatic, reliant and have a sense of humour.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing support to pupils across the school, adhering to safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Supervising groups and occasionally whole classes for a session.
• Providing a high standard of nurturing and education, through quality interactions and by developing strong, authentic relationships, for all children within our school, as well as on a one-to-one basis if required.
• Being proactive, flexible and a reliable team player, offering support to colleagues when required.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with all to enable all children to flourish and our communities’ needs are at the forefront of all we do.
• Helping the children to make progress working closely with a supportive and experienced team, as well as other external professionals. You will regularly feedback to both the class teacher, SLT and your colleagues regarding children’s progress and general wellbeing.

About the Trust

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a Multi Academy Trust made up of four schools. The Trust was founded in July 2017 and is a mixed Multi Academy Trust. The vision and rationale behind the wider partnership are based on shared values and aspirations, a strong sense of community identity and values of inclusion and aspiration for all. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] believes in supporting and investing in its staff and has a structured health and well-being programme. We are also keen for staff to be able to reach their full potential and offer a range of professional development opportunities.

Additional Information

Disclosure: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met.

For an informal discussion, please contact Debbie Hamilton, Headteacher, on (01642) 559609.

Applicants should apply by using the following link: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/144542/EDV-2026-PPS-51666