About this role
Join our Team as a Level 3 Teaching Assistant!
School: St John’s CE Primary School, Failsworth, M35 9PY
Directorate: Forward As One CE Multi Academy Trust Bolton
Reporting to: Headteacher
Grade: NJC07 – NJC11
Contract Type: Fixed Term – August 2027
Hours: 33.75 hours per week
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Closing Date: 19th June 2026 – 12 noon
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and talented teaching assistant to assistant to join our dedicated staff team.
We offer:
• Happy, friendly and enthusiastic children who love school life.
• A strong team of dedicated staff.
• A supportive community of parents and carers, who want to work with us to give their children a successful start in life.
• A partnership with our Academy Trust committed to providing the very best professional development opportunities.
If you have any further questions about this post, please email [email protected]
Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact the school office directly to arrange an appointment on 0161 694 8096
Safeguarding Statement:
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, as part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.
Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before appointment is confirmed.