Job Title:  Level 4 Teaching Assistant

Salary Grade:  G5 SCP 19-23 (£32,061 - £34,434),

Pro-rata salary £19,292 - £20,720

Working Pattern:  26 hours per week over 4 days, 8.30am – 3.30pm Tuesday to Friday each week. Term Time + 5 days

Contract:  Fixed term - until 31^st August 2026

Start Date:  ASAP

 The governors of Hey with Zion Primary School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking and compassionate Level 4 Teaching Assistant with a proven track record, to join our successful and high achieving school.

The successful candidate will:

Complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development. 

In return our Trust and its school offers you:

·       Supportive parents and a welcoming local community

·       A strong and supportive leadership team with a clear sense of strategic vision

·       A supportive and highly committed staff with high expectations, who are willing to help each other

·       Well resourced, safe and stimulating learning environments

·       Strong working partnerships within the Trust

·       Pupils with positive attitudes to learning, who are hardworking, caring and proud to attend their school

·       The opportunity to make a difference

·       An enthusiastic and supportive Governing Body

·       The support of a strong and skilled Trust Central Team

·       Generous holiday allowance

·       Pension scheme

·       Wellbeing Day

·       Tech and Cycle salary sacrifice schemes as well as other discount schemes

·       Access to Employment Assistance Programme

·       Access to training opportunities and professional development

Applicants are welcome to come and visit school. Please contact the school at info@hwz.epworthtrust.org.uk to arrange this.  If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Mrs Sara Machin on 0161 770 7620.

All applications should be submitted via My New Term and make reference to the job description / person specification.  This should be no longer than 2 sides of A4 with a font size of 12

        Closing date: Monday 1st December 2025 - 12 noon

        Short listing:  Monday 1st December 2025

        Interviews:     Monday 8th December 2025          

The main base for the role will be Hey with Zion Primary School.

Please note, the employer for this position is Epworth Education Trust, not Oldham Local Authority.

This post involves working with children, young people or vulnerable adults and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures. Epworth Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

At the Epworth Education Trust we recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We work to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued.  We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice. The procedures contained in our Safeguarding Policy apply to all staff, volunteers and governors. Our child protection policy can be read here: https://www.heywithzion.oldham.sch.uk/downloadfile/20624997

We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.