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L2 Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 06 May 2026
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 29 May 2026
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 4LU
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 65e6bcc3-a476-4980-9340-0ca89645823a

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to high standards of education for all pupils
• Be self-motivated, reliable, and consistent in their professional practice
• Show the ability to respond effectively to a range of situations within a school environment
• Work effectively as part of a team, whilst also demonstrating initiative and independence
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, enabling effective engagement with pupils, staff, and parents/carers
• Have secure literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in a busy working environment
• Have experience of supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), contributing to their individual progress
• Establish and maintain positive and professional relationships with pupils and colleagues
• Uphold high expectations of themselves and others at all times

What the school offers its staff

The school offers:

• A supportive and forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team
• A dedicated and collaborative staff team
• An active and engaged Governing Body
• Well-behaved, enthusiastic pupils who are keen to learn
• A welcoming, inclusive, and positive school environment
• Access to high-quality professional development opportunities
• The opportunity to make a significant and lasting contribution to pupils’ development

Further details about the role

We are seeking to appoint a committed and suitably experienced Level 2 Teaching Assistant to support teaching and learning within our school. The successful candidate will demonstrate a clear commitment to inclusive practice and to promoting positive behaviour, ensuring that all pupils are supported to achieve their full academic, social, and emotional potential.

This is a varied and rewarding role for an experienced Level 2 Teaching Assistant. You will play a key part in delivering targeted intervention groups alongside supporting whole-class learning. The role can be fast-paced and challenging but offers significant opportunities to make a meaningful difference.

Visits are warmly welcomed to the school.

Dates available are;

Monday 11th May @3pm

Tuesday 12th May @2.30pm

Tuesday 19th May @9.00am

Closing Date for the post is 29th May 2026, Interviews will be held on Tuesday 9th June.

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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.

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