Deadline is tomorrow

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    11 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    23 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time (Can be done as a job share): 33.5hrs per week Term Time plus 5 training days

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Between £30,825 and £34,834

Pay scale

NJC Scp 21-26

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you:

  • A highly effective or aspiring Designated Safeguarding Deputy, with good communication skills who can motivate and encourage colleagues
  • Able to reflect and work in partnership with colleagues, families and other agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Knowledgeable about SEND, understand procedures, documentation and have experience of working with other professionals
  • Experienced in working with young people with profound and complex learning difficulties and/or ASD
  • Motivated to build on your existing skills


What the school offers its staff

If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here, and we will offer you:

  • Support and leadership from highly experienced senior leaders

  • On-going professional development

  • A committed and enthusiastic team who work together to find solutions

If you believe you have the skills, energy and vision to support our students, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Come and see if we are the right place for the first step, or the next step in your career!

We would encourage you to take a look at our website: www.talbotlearningcommunity.org.uk

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@talbot.sheffield.sch.uk

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Talbot Specialist School

School type
Special school, ages 11 to 19
School size
234 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01142507394

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of our students and their families?

We are expanding our staffing team to better meet the needs of our amazing students and have some exciting opportunities to become part of our highly skilled and supportive staff team. We are looking to appoint inspirational and energetic practitioners who are willing to go above and beyond to support our students and their families to achieve:

‘Beyond Expectations’

Our School:

Talbot Specialist School is a recently inspected good school for students aged 11-19 with Cognition and Learning Difficulties – including emotional needs, behavioural needs, profound and complex learning difficulties and autism. We are based in the South of Sheffield, serving approximately 240 young people and their families from across the city. Situated on the same site as Newfield School, we offer high quality facilities which enable our students to be as independent and prepared as possible to have purposeful and fulfilled adult lives. We actively seek opportunities to promote inclusion and work closely with Newfield and other Sheffield Special Schools.

We have a new leadership team in place and are developing our provision to include learning at different sites across the city. This is an exciting time to join the school and to be part of our amazing journey!

Arranging a visit to Talbot Specialist School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@talbot.sheffield.sch.uk.

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