Level 3 Teaching Assistant
Thomas Ashton School, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 4SS28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 32 hours 30 minutes per week / Term Time plus 3 days (193 days)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Actual salary
- £20,795 - £22,558 per annum
Additional allowances
SEN allowance - £1,491 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Trustees would like to invite applications from energetic, creative and highly motivated practitioners who are looking to develop their career within this progressive organisation.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate how they meet the following essential criteria:
- Sound experience of supporting pupils who present with challenging behaviour and complex needs, preferably within an SEMH setting.
- Experience of supporting pupils to overcome barriers to their personal, social or learning development from a pastoral perspective.
- Experience of intervening to support pupils in crisis or affected trauma by using either emotional or educational support.
- A nurturing, empathetic and holistic approach to behaviour management.
- The physical and emotional resilience to support pupils with SEMH, understanding that all behaviour is a form of communication and an indication of an unmet need.
- Experience of supporting teaching and learning activities for students and providing support for the Class Teacher in the preparation and organisational processes involved in the day to day running of a lesson.
- Experience of delivering bespoke interventions to individuals or small groups of pupils.
- Experience of providing cover in the short-term absence of the Class Teacher.
- Experience of monitoring and assessing pupil progress and engagement; and providing regular feedback to stakeholders.
- Experience of working in partnership with classroom teachers to creatively adapt
appropriate interventions for pupils in relation to the curriculum.
- Experience of supervising pupils over lunch and break times as directed.
- The ability to build relationships with pupils, families and key partners around the pupils.
- The ability to work as part of a team using own initiative when needed.
What the school offers its staff
Thomas Ashton School, part of New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust, is an ambitious and rapidly improving SEMH specialist school in Tameside, Greater Manchester. The school is expanding with projections to grow to 100 pupils, aged 5-14 by September 2025 and 125 by 2026. Our Bennett Street site in Hyde, supports ten Key Stage 3 classes, including a group of Alternative Provision students. A second site at Lumb Lane in Audenshaw, is undergoing a complete refurbishment and will provide four classes for our Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students from September 2025.
The school recently joined New Bridge MAT, a vibrant, aspirational and inclusive multi-academy trust of six special schools and two specialist post-16 provisions across Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. As part of the wider New Bridge Group there are also two post-19 provisions. The settings support a wide spectrum of needs from age 4-19 and beyond. The Trust is proud to be national leaders in Special Education and has a culture of creating outstanding opportunities for all. At the heart of the school ethos is a profound commitment to nurturing the whole child.
Thomas Ashton school is a registered Thrive School which uses trauma informed approaches to education, with a number of trained practitioners on site, and has been awarded an ArtsMark Silver accreditation for its long-term commitments to the arts. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to work with a committed staff team to support students, families and wider stakeholders through the next stage of the school’s transition and beyond.
This is a very exciting time for the school as it continues to develop and enhance all aspects of its provision. If you share this determination and ambition, it offers an outstanding opportunity to develop in a forward thinking and outward looking school and MAT. Your continued development will also be a priority, and you will receive excellent support and advice from a talented team of colleagues who will invest in your professional learning.
Due to the complex nature of our pupils, high levels of emotional and physical resilience are needed in dealing with challenging behaviour and complex needs. However, the knowledge that our work is making a positive impact in helping the pupils to grow and work towards independence brings great reward.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Thomas Ashton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 14
- School size
- Up to 100 pupils
- Age range
- 5 to 14
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thomas Ashton School website
- Email address
- info@thomasashton.org
Arranging a visit to Thomas Ashton School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@thomasashton.org.
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