Teaching Assistant level 2 (EYFS)

Salary FTE Grade 3 25583 to 25989 FTE

Actual salary 22004 to 22354 (with under five years service)

Contract term 37 hours per week 39 weeks per year permanent

Start date As soon as possible

Closing date Midnight Tuesday 2 December 2025

Mercia Learning Trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012 with one secondary school our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils with 650 staff.

Why do we exist

To empower everyone in our communities especially the most disadvantaged to succeed.

How do we behave

We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.

We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.

We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.

What do we do

We run schools that focus on academic excellence cultural capital and the development of character.

How will we succeed

A culture of excellence high standards shaped by clarity not control.

Academic focus empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.

Purposeful collaboration relationships built on trust reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.

Our staff are a crucial part of our trust just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting training retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.

Woodlands Primary School

Woodlands Primary School is a 2-form entry primary and nursery for children aged 2-11 in a vibrant South Sheffield community. This popular and over-subscribed school has around 500 February 2022 Ofsted graded our school as strongly Good.

The role

Woodlands Primary School has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious talentedand caring candidate to join our team as a teaching assistant level 2. This role is permanent and is based in Early Years and Foundation Stage.

This role is to work as part of a team of teaching assistants and alongside class teachers to assist with the teaching and support of children in order to provide high quality provision. Some of the children with whom you would be working could have specific needs. These may include autism ADHD learning and speech difficulties and/or social emotional and behavioural needs. You will be required to understand and support children facingthese barriers alongside working more broadly with a wide range of children.

We are seeking someone with a genuine passion for fostering positive relationships and a commitment to providing optimal support with a wide range of children. If you possess a desire to make a difference and cultivate meaningful connections with students this role offers an ideal opportunity for professional growth and fulfilment.

The candidate

The right candidate will:

deliver high quality support/interventions for both groups and individuals

have strong numerical skills

have an ability to work using their own initiative

have an alignment to a can-do culture

have a high level of communication skills and the ability to develop positive relationships with children and adults

display the talent to adapt to changing situations and learn new skills

own a keen eye for ensuring the safety of our pupils

hold strong principles that are aligned with our school