Level 2 Teaching Assistant - SEN

Canon Johnson CofE Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 9DD

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 August 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  9 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: 25,185.00 - 25,989.00 per annum, pro rata

Level 2 Teaching Assistant - SEN job summary

Join our Team as a Level 2 Teaching Assistant - SEN!

School: Canon Johnson CofE Primary School, Elgin Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL7 9DD

Directorate: Forward As One CE Multi Academy Trust Bolton

Reporting to: Headteacher

Job title: Level 2 Teaching Assistant - SEN

Contract: Fixed Term – 31st August 2027

Grade: NJC 04 – NJC 06 (£25,185 - £25,989 per annum, pro rata)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Working Weeks: 43.6 working weeks (Term Time Only)

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: 28th August 2026 - 12 noon

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and talented teaching assistant to join our dedicated staff team. We require a teaching assistant who can provide exciting and stimulating learning opportunities and support the children throughout all aspects of school life. Applicants must be committed to further enhancing the very high standards which already exist in the school and be patient and kind to support the child/ren in their transition.

We offer: 

• Happy, friendly and enthusiastic children who love school life. 

• A strong team of dedicated staff. 

• A supportive community of parents and carers, who want to work with us to give their children a successful start in life. 

• A partnership with our Academy Trust committed to providing the very best professional development opportunities. 

 

If you have any further questions about this post, please email HR@fa1.uk

 

Visits to the school are encouraged from. Please contact the school office directly to arrange an appointment on 0161 330 3169.

 

Safeguarding Statement:  

 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

 

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, as part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.  

 

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check. 

 

Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before appointment is confirmed. 

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.

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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 Canon Johnson CofE Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 227 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Canon Johnson CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/canon-johnson-cofe-primary-school

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