Level 3 Teaching Assistant - Pen Afan Primary School

Salary: Grade 5, SCP 10-17 £27,694 - £31,022 Pro Rata

Contract Type: Temporary until the 31st August 2027

Location of post: Pen Afan Primary School, Western Terrace, Blaengwynfi, Port Talbot SA13 3YE

The Governing body of The Federated Primary Schools of the Upper Afan Valley seek to appoint a suitably qualified, caring and committed individual to the fill the vacancy of a Level 3 Teaching Assistant, helping to support and deliver learning to pupils. The post is based at Pen Afan Primary School.

• Highly committed and passionate about teaching and learning.
• Experience in working across a primary school.
• A creative and inspirational practitioner with innovative ideas to contribute to classroom practice.
• An excellent team player with a positive attitude and a good sense of humour.
• An effective and confident motivator of children, supporting progress and independent learning.
• Committed to developing children as independent learners and critical thinkers.
• Willing to contribute to whole-school development and wider school life.
• Confident in using their own initiative and working independently to support learning and wellbeing.

The successful candidate must be qualified to at least NVQ Level 3 in Childcare or equivalent.

If you think that you have the attributes for this role and would like to become part of a caring, friendly team, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Miss Rebecca Gierat, Assistant Heachteacher.

Phone: 01639 850316

Email: office@penafanprimary.npt.school

• This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and other rigorous safer recruitment checks, including registration with the Education Workforce Council (EWC)

Welsh Language skills are not essential for this post.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.