Teaching Assistant Level 2 - 2 Year Old Provision

Contract Type: Fixed Term
Working Hours: Part Time, 20 hours per week
Number of Positions: 1
Start Date: 1^st September 2025
Salary: £24,404 - £25,183 per annum

An opportunity has arisen within our successful and highly skilled team for a teaching assistant to join our 2-year-old provision team. This position is a temporary contract.

We are looking for a teaching assistant who is humble, resilient and enthusiastic to join our 2-year-old provision staff team.

You will:

• Be passionate about working with pupils in the early years
• Believe that education is a vocation and be passionate about education in an urban setting
• Believe strongly that all pupils regardless of their background are capable of reaching their full potential
• Be excited about learning and achievement across a broad primary curriculum
• Embrace high expectations of learning and behaviour
• Be committed to engaging pupils with teaching which produces accelerated pupil progress
• Possess an unswerving belief in reflection, collaboration, teamwork and feedback
• Demonstrate outstanding communication and people skills

We can offer:

• A rich diverse school. Our school successfully brings together more than 650 pupils from every continent, speaking more than forty different languages, across many different cultures into one happy inclusive community. 
• ‘The school caters brilliantly for a diverse community and children of all backgrounds, races and religions. It does so with warmth and respect.’ Ofsted
• A vibrant, warm and welcoming school with a positive inclusive atmosphere, enthusiastic pupils and supportive parents. St Margaret’s has an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ Early Years provision. Our pupils are diverse, friendly and enthusiastic. They are full of potential and eager to learn.
• A dynamic senior leadership team who will support your career development and empower you to lead and innovate. This provides a great opportunity to play a significant role in a school striving for excellence that is committed to continual school improvement.  Leaders are approachable, understanding and willing to listen.
• A highly collaborative staff team with a genuine commitment to peer support and excellent continuing professional development, including opportunities for collaborative working across our Heart of Manchester partnership of schools.
• The opportunity to work with a specialist leader in education for early years at a school who will commit to your professional development.