Teaching Assistant Level 2Council

NON CYC VACANCY

SCHOOL VACANCY

Acomb Primary has a Level 2 Teaching Assistant vacancy to work across school. The role involves working closely with the class teacher and other staff to ensure that the children’s needs are met.

The role involves working 1:1 with children for most of the time.  This could be with different children throughout the day and will be with children with a variety of needs.  You will work closely with the class teachers to support the children's learning in class, in our alternative provision space or other specific spaces in school.  Some of the children needing support follow a bespoke curriculum designed to support their learning.

The position is available with an immediate start.

You will need to: 

• Have relevant qualifications and experience in working with children, ideally experience of working with children with additional educational needs.
• Be flexible in your approach to the needs of the child.
• Have high expectations of all children.
• Be willing to take part in relevant CPD in order to support the child.
• Be able to work with outside agencies and communicate with parents. 

Acomb Primary School is a lovely, welcoming school. We have pupils who are well behaved and eager to learn, a hardworking and dedicated staff team and a supportive community of parents and carers.  We offer a wide range of training opportunities for support staff and in collaboration with other Pathfinder MAT schools.

Our values of putting children first and always aiming high are at the heart of everything that we do and is demonstrated by our staff and children every day.

Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is subject to the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009 and as such shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a Disqualification Declaration. Any information supplied will be discussed at interview.

An application form and all the job details are available to download from the MAT website https://www.pathfindermat.co.uk/new-vacancies-holder/

Please submit completed forms by email to rcollins@acomb.pmat.academy

Closing date: Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 12 midnight

Interview date: Week commencing the 23 November 2026

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