Teaching Assistant - Fradley Park Primary & Nursery School

Teaching Assistant - Level 3 Desirable - Level 2 would be considered

Permanent, part time, working 20 hours per week

Term Time plus 5 INSET days

Salary: Grade 4 (SCP 6-7) £25,989 - £26,403 per annum pro rata

Actual Salary: £12,137 - £12,330 per annum

John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) believes in the power of education to improve lives - and the world. As a partner academy in JTMAT and a growing school, we are seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support our children in our Year 4 class.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Enthusiasm, passion, and a nurturing approach to working with children
• a belief that 'what happens early, matters for a lifetime'.

The Fradley Park team would like to find an individual who is prepared to 'pull together with others to help achieve common goals' and someone who would happily 'shine a light on others'. In turn we will provide a supportive leadership team, a wonderful new school building, opportunities for first class professional development and a happy team to work within.

If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do.

If you want to discuss this role, please contact Chrissie Allen, by emailing or telephoning . Completed application forms should be emailed to

Only fully completed application forms will be submitted for shortlisting. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 17th April 2026

Interviews: W/C 20th April 2026

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
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Please note if you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. Please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants for the lawful basis for processing and retention.

John Taylor MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.

Please review our Recruitment Pack on the school website before submitting your application.