Level 3 Teaching Assistant - Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery (Lingfield Education Trust)
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Please see advert text
Advert Start Date:
09/10/2026
Advert End Date:
02/11/2026 09:00
Salary:
Band 5 (SCP 7-8) £23,256 - £23,627 Actual Salary
Job Category:
Schools - Teaching Assistant
Employment Location:
Newton Aycliffe
Further Information
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Level 3 Teaching Assistant
- 35 hours: Band 5 (SCP 7-8) £23,256 - £23,627 Actual Salary
- Contract: Term Time only plus 5 days, working 35 hours per week
- Required: From As soon as possible
- Permanent
Are you looking for an amazing career opportunity to support children in our school? Do you have a genuine desire to create something extraordinary for the children in your care? If so, Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery may just be looking for you.
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery is an inclusive, diverse and welcoming place to work. Our children are amazing, and our families work alongside us to ensure our children get the very best.
Our expectations are high, but we can offer the successful candidates plenty of support to ensure that they can become the teaching assistant they want to be. Wellbeing for pupils, families and staff is not just written on paper but is embedded in our culture and lived daily.
Woodham Burn is the perfect place for ambitious and strong teaching assistants. We are part of Lingfield Education Trust, where opportunities for career progression are valued and encouraged.
As such, it is key that:
• You are an outstanding Level 3 Teaching Assistant with a passion for supporting children with significant SEND needs, as this role will predominantly involve working with children across Nursery, Reception and Key Stage 1 who require additional support to access learning, develop communication and social skills, and achieve their individual targets. Experience of working with children with complex or additional needs is highly desirable.
• You are able to cover classes on a regular basis, such as PPA cover and short-term staff absence;
• You love being a teaching assistant; our children come first, and you are full of enthusiasm and energy;
• You are kind. You lead by example;
• You are committed to a team approach;
• You have and demonstrate high aspirations for every child;
• You are committed to supporting children, some with a high level of need.
If this sounds like you, and a role that you would relish, please look carefully at the following materials and complete the application form. Please include with your application form a covering letter, detailing why you are the right person for this position.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance (certificate of disclosure form from the Disclosure and Barring Service). Pre-employment checks, including an online and social media search (KCSIE 2023), will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.
Please return completed applications directly to Gloria Lawson, Office Manager, glawson@woodhamburn.lingfieldtrust.org.uk
Closing Date: Monday 2nd November 9am
Shortlisting: Monday 2nd November
Interviews: Week beginning 2nd November