Role: Teaching Assistant (Level 3) – Mossley Hollins High School
Pay Scale: Grade E (Point Starting at Point 11
Hours: Flexible – to be agreed with the successful candidate
Actual Annual Salary: E11 £24,205.24 – E16 £26, based on 36 hours per week, term time only)
Salary will be pro-rata to the agreed working hours
Contract: Permanent, term time only
Closing Date: Wednesday, 24 September noon)
Interview Date: Week beginning 29 September 2025
Start Date: ASAP
Mossley Hollins High School is seeking a committed and enthusiastic Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our highly dedicated team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in students' lives by providing academic and emotional support both in the classroom and in small group settings.
As a valued member of our team, you will play a key role in helping students make accelerated and sustained progress, enabling them to access the full curriculum and achieve their personal best.
Whether you're already experienced or looking to build a career in education, this role offers exceptional training, mentoring, and career development opportunities, including progression into teaching roles across our Trust schools.
We are looking for someone who:
* Has good numeracy, literacy, and ICT skills
* Can demonstrate excellent classroom practice and set high expectations for behaviour and achievement
* Possesses good interpersonal and communication skills
* Is calm under pressure and able to adapt to a fast-paced school environment
* Is passionate about teaching, learning and supporting young people
If you would like to join our vibrant team, work in a rewarding role and contribute to the success of our students, then we would love to hear from you.
The Trust
The Tame River Educational Trust was founded in January 2022. You can find more information about the Trust at: Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage by hosting a family of great community-based schools in which to learn, teach and belong. Our Trust promotes learning, develops character, values diversity and builds cultural capital. By the age of 16 we want every student to progress to suitably challenging post-16 studies or apprenticeships.
The School
Mossley Hollins High School is an 11-16 Co-Educational Academy in Tameside, Greater Manchester. The school is currently rated 'Good' by Ofsted and serves over 900 students. The school is heavily over-subscribed and has an impressive modern building. We are a happy, academically ambitious and inclusive school and we are passionate about learning. At the heart of everything we do are our deeply held values of manners, hard work and honesty.
Tame River Educational Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies. It is an offence to apply for this role if you have been barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to employ the best qualified personnel and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in recruitment and employment to all individuals who meet our criteria for the role advertised. We will consider candidates without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. This list is not exhaustive, and candidates will also be considered without discrimination based on socioeconomic, marital, parental or caregiving status, or any of the previously listed characteristics or statuses.
We value the diversity of our staff and do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or victimisation. We achieve this by creating and maintaining a work environment and culture where people from different backgrounds, and with varying lifestyles, interests, opinions, and responsibilities, treat each other with dignity and respect. Our working environment is such that our staff feel safe and are inspired and motivated to be their best.
The Trust and its schools are dedicated to sustaining and promoting diversity with respect to recruitment, promotion, training, and general treatment during employment. We are actively seeking to extend the diversity of our staff.
Interested applicants should complete an Application Form and Equal Opportunities Application Form available at
Completed applications should be returned to: or Human Resources Department, Mossley Hollins High School, Huddersfield Road, Mossley, via Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, OL5 9DP.
Due to the volume of applications we receive, we may only be able to contact candidates who are being actively considered for a position
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From £24,205.24 per year
Work Location: In person