LEVEL 3 TEACHING ASSISTANT

TA level 3 - 30 hours per week

Actual Salary - £17,559

The successful applicant should be:

• Enthusiastic about Primary education
• Passionate about developing the whole child
• Flexible, motivated and energetic
• Keen to work as part of a team
• Eager to participate in professional development opportunities and keen to learn
• Dedicated to meeting the personal needs of a child
• Committed to upholding all safeguarding policies
• Willing to train in first aid

We can offer:

• A friendly, positive and dynamic staff team
• Professional development opportunities and regular training from our senior leaders
• Positive and hardworking children
• A School with a passion for delivering the highest educational standard
• An exciting, engaging curriculum enjoyed by both the children and adults who deliver it

About Preston Hedges Trust:

Preston Hedges Trust offers the absolute best opportunities to all our children in each of our schools. Our highly skilled, energetic, and creative teaching staff make sure we constantly drive forward standards and deliver continuous improvement across all our schools - regardless of where they are on their individual journeys. In 2023, the Trust collected two prestigious national education awards - including being named the country’s best Academy Trust - recognising our exceptional work in outstanding, good, new, and improving schools. We were awarded Best Small Trust and the blue ribband Best Multi Academy Trust awards at the Multi Academy Trust Association Awards in London in March 2023.

At the heart of our success in delivering the region’s highest standards of education is the Trust-wide commitment to organisational values - One Team, Ambition, Drive and Excellence. People are truly at the heart of all that we do, operating as one team across all areas of the Trust, we have a collective passion to make all our schools excellent.

What we can offer:

• A comprehensive induction programme at both Trust and school levels
• An opportunity to learn from others at schools rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted
• A broad range of continuous professional development at both Trust and school levels, including access to the National College online training platform
• Opportunities to progress your career through increased responsibilities or specialism, enabling you to make a difference to children beyond your immediate class, year group or school
• An environment that places wellbeing at the heart of everything we do, with staff having access to a comprehensive wellbeing package including the Schools Advisory Service, which offers counselling, GP helpline, mindfulness, nurse support, physiotherapy and more. 
• Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Preston Hedges Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. All appointments are subject to successful Disclosure and Barring clearance and any other necessary safeguarding checks, satisfactory references and medical clearance. Please be advised that as per KCSIE 2025 all shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks.

Our Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be viewed using the following link:

https://prestonhedgestrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Safeguarding-Child-Protection-Policy-2025-26.pdf

Please also be advised we will take up references prior to interview and that one referee must be your last employer. The school provides equal opportunities to all. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity.

We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.