21 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    24 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    22 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Part time: 32 hours 55 minutes - Term Time only (190 days)

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£17,980 per annum

Additional allowances

SEN - £1,491 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Previous experience of working with young people of primary/secondary school age who may present with challenging behaviour and complex needs, preferably within an educational setting
  • A nurturing and empathetic approach to behaviour management
  • The physical and emotional resilience to support students with complex needs, taking a non-judgemental approach
  • The ability to support teaching and learning within a special needs setting to a dedicated group of students
  • The ability to support the class teacher to monitor student progress, ensuring their improved engagement with the school and their learning
  • The ability to record student progress and provide regular feedback to stakeholders.
  • The ability to model and encourage appropriate social behaviour in and out of school and to cater for the general welfare of students.
  • The ability to work in partnership with classroom teachers to differentiate appropriate interventions for students in relation to the curriculum
  • The ability to work as part of a team using own initiative when needed
  • Willingness to participate in own professional development

What the school offers its staff

Occupational pension scheme, occupational sickness scheme, TOIL / Flexi scheme/ Health benefit scheme

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 recruitment@newbridgegroup.org

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Additional documents

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

About Hollinwood Academy

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 19
School size
292 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
Ofsted report
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School location

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