4 x Teaching Assistants

Gorton Primary School, Manchester, M18 7GR

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  24 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: 18,639 - 20,183

4 x Teaching Assistants job summary

Join Our Team as a Classroom-Based Teaching Assistants

We have 4 positions available in both general classroom environments and SEN-focused roles.

At Gorton Primary School, part of the vibrant Vantage CE Academies Trust, we believe every child deserves to feel inspired, supported and excited about learning. Since 2012, our Trust has grown to ten schools across Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Bolton and Knowsley; each one a place where children and adults achieve more together.

Our shared curriculum and approach to teaching and learning bring our schools together with a clear, ambitious vision, and we nurture pupils who are:

Resilient • Ethical • Communicators • Collaborators • Thinkers • Adaptable • Empathetic • Respectful

These values shape everything we do, and we’re looking for someone who shares them.

We also recognise that working in a classroom can be incredibly rewarding and at times demanding. There will be moments when you’ll need strong behaviour‑management skills, the abiity to remain calm under pressure, and the resilience to navigate challenges. Throughout it all, kindness, empathy and a child‑centred mindset remain at the heart of the role.

We’re looking for Teaching Assistants who:

Has experience supporting children in a school or nursery setting

Holds a Level 2 or 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching & Learning (or equivalent)

Holds SEN qualification at Level 2 or above

Understands how to work alongside teachers to plan, deliver and reflect on engaging learning

Sets high expectations and believes every child can succeed

Brings creativity, enthusiasm and a nurturing approach to the classroom

Can remain positive, patient and solution‑focused when faced with challenges

Thrives as part of a supportive, dedicated team

If you’re passionate about helping children grow in confidence, curiosity and independence, you’ll fit right in.

In return, we offer:

A warm, inclusive and diverse school community

Friendly, motivated and highly skilled colleagues who genuinely care

Opportunities to collaborate with staff across the Vantage Academy Trust

Strong commitment to your professional development and career growth

Supportive leadership who value your voice and your wellbeing

Access to an extensive staff benefits package

Actual Salary for part time and term time working: £18,639 per annum (Term Time Only + 5 INSET Days) + SEN allowance (if applicable)

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS. References will be requested prior to interview.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Gorton Primary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 446 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Gorton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gorton-primary-school

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