Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Job title: Level 3 Teaching Assistant  

Location: Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN

Salary: £29,000 gross pro rota per annum, an actual of £25,023 gross per annum.

Contract: Permanent, Full-time 37.5 hours per week, 39 working weeks. 

Start date: ASAP

‘Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to achieve highly’

‘This is a school where staff care for students and are determined that they succeed’

OFSTED report, December 2022

Sheffield Park Academy are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and proactive Level 3 Teaching Assistants. We are seeking to recruit individuals who are child centred, have excellent communication skills, good subject knowledge in core subjects and experience of supporting students with SEND and/or complex learning needs would be advantageous. 

This role requires a highly focussed individual who is organised and passionate about making a difference for our academy and the local community, specifically for SEND students.  The successful candidate will be highly efficient with outstanding attention to detail.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ academy. The academy is part of United

Learning, a national group of schools and academies.  Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-18 school.  As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost. Our school has motivated, ambitious students with a high percentage of our students going on to attend Russell group universities.

The academy has over 1,200 pupils and is situated in purpose-built £30million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities. We are part of the United Learning Trust, the largest and one of the most successful academy trusts in the country who offer unrivalled CPD and opportunities for nationwide networking and development opportunities. 

The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the Beautiful Peak District within 20 minutes. Quality of life is routinely ranked very highly, and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe. 

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We are looking for someone who:

•       Shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all our young people receive the best education in a supportive environment from people who care about them.

•       Has personal qualities to motivate, support and challenge others

•       Strong interpersonal skills.

•       The ability to command respect from students and build positive working relationships with them.

•       Is committed to improving the life chances of our students and support them to become well rounded citizens.

•       Has literacy and numeracy qualifications equivalent to a Level 2 (grade 4 at GCSE)

•       Has relevant and up to date training and experience in behaviour support, SEN or emotional wellbeing.

We will offer you:

•       Highly competitive pay above national average. 

•       Excellent facilities and resources. 

•       Access to an outstanding professional development programme. 

•       A respectful working environment. 

•       Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development. 

•       A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country. 

•       Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy, across the Cluster and United Learning. 

•       Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.

•       Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy. 

•       Free on-site parking.

•       Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). 

•       We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

To apply, please click the ‘Apply online’ button at the top of the advert on our website using the following link to our vacancies page: Sheffield Park Academy Vacancies Page and complete our online application form.  Please not CVs are not accepted. 

If you have any queries regarding this role please email louise.goddard@sheffieldparkacademy.org

The closing date for this post is 11:59pm, Sunday 7th June 2026. Interviews will take place soon after the closing date. If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert early. 

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.