Level 2 Teaching Assistant

September 2026

Permanent, Full Time

37 Hours Per Week

Term Time Only

Grade 3, SCP 4-5

The Crestwood School is seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and dedicated Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and ambitious team.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference to students' learning, wellbeing and personal development within a supportive and ambitious school community.

As a Level 2 Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teaching staff to support the learning and progress of individual students and small groups, including those with additional learning, communication, social, emotional or physical needs. You will contribute to planning, deliver targeted interventions, provide pastoral support, and help create an inclusive learning environment where all students can thrive.

The successful candidate will possess the expertise to inspire and engage students and will be determined to get the best from our diverse cohort of students, ensuring they make their very best progress.

Applications are welcomed from talented and aspirant individuals who genuinely enjoy helping to improve students’ achievement and attainment. We are ambitious for our students and take great pride in being a positive and supportive learning community.

The Crestwood School offers excellent professional development opportunities, both in school and as part of the Trust, and a positive environment within which to help drive your career forward.

We will offer you;

• An experienced and supportive team
• Considerable opportunities for career development
• Excellent facilities and a positive environment
• A comprehensive Induction Package

We are sure that once you visit us and meet our students, you’ll find we are the school for you and your career journey, our CPD through school and in partnership with Invictus is exemplary.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Closing date:
Monday 2nd November 2026 at 9am.

Interviews date to be confirmed

See how we’re delivering excellence every day, driven by unlimited ambition and a passion for transforming lives; discover why working with us means being part of something truly inspiring:
Work With Us | Invictus Education Trust

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references.

Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026.

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:

• An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List
• Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles)

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website:
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.