SEN Teaching Assistant supporting Occupational Therapy
Castle Hill High School, Stockport, Cheshire, SK2 5DS11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: 29.25 Hours per week Monday to Friday Term Time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- From 18737 per annum
Pay scale
- Scale 5 Points 12 to 17
Hourly rate
- £14.36 to £15.58
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and compassionate teaching assistant, who has experience of, and interest in, Occupational Therapy. You will be working across our school, with pupils who have a wide range of SEN needs, delivering interventions and supporting the qualified OT's.
You should be child-centred in your approach and be able to demonstrate initiative, a willingness to be flexible and the ability to adapt calmly to ever changing situations.
Please see the person specification attached for more details.
What the school offers its staff
Local Government Pension Scheme
Sick Pay
Term Time Only working with pro rata annual pay
Further details about the role
Main Purpose of the Job:
- To support the qualified Occupational Therapist (OT) with direct and indirect Occupational Therapy.
- To work collaboratively with the therapy team and education staff to help achieve Occupational Therapy outcomes.
- To organise and lead OT interventions across the school, including daily sensory circuit sessions and supporting the implementation of sensory diet activities.
- To work closely with the SENCOs to update/ inform and gain advice when needed.
- To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- To deliver individual/paired/ group and classroom based OT programmes and support according to the pupil’s needs in collaboration with the qualified OT and SENCOs.
- To create and implement resources for individual pupils under the guidance of a qualified therapist.
- To report back to the OT and SENCOs on a regular basis.
- To support carryover of therapy recommendations in the classroom environment, liaising with classroom teachers and teaching assistants about individual pupil targets.
- To attend and utilise relevant training from the OT and attend relevant meetings.
- To create tracking and recording systems of pupil information and progress and to keep these up to date.
- To liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers to keep them informed of their child’s therapy targets and progress in feedback sessions or meetings as directed.
- When necessary, to carrying out general Teaching Assistant responsibilities in amongst your Occupational Therapy role.
- To have an understanding of the broad range of Special Educational Needs (specific learning difficulties, complex learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder, emotional behavioural, mental health & social communication difficulties, ADHD) with reference to how this effects pupils’ learning.
- To encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in group activities.
- To be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
- To promote every pupil’s inclusion within the life of the school (curricular, social, personal) ensuring their equality of opportunity.
- To work under the guidance of teaching/senior staff to implement agreed work programmes.
- To offer staff training around OT needs and specific pupil progress.
- To be an integral part of the school, working in close partnership with all staff.
- To care for the general safety and welfare of pupils and their hygiene and personal needs.
- Assist with manual handling of pupils.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities for the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified, especially in the context of a new role within the school which requires flexibility in all of its employees.
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 applications@castlehill.stockport.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Castle Hill High School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 341 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Castle Hill High School website
- Email address
- applications@castlehill.stockport.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01612853925
Castle Hill High School is a special school for students, aged 11 – 18, with significant and complex needs. We currently have 340 students on roll. Our most recent Ofsted inspection, judged the school to be Outstanding. All students enjoy equality of opportunity, regardless of gender, race, ability, social background etc. Our aim is to provide an education which is relevant and worthwhile, preparing our students for the world of work and ensuring that they leave us as caring young adults who have developed positive attitudes and values and are respectful of
others.
All students at Castle Hill have Education Health and Care Plans. Students’ specific needs include: communication and social interaction difficulties, cognition and learning difficulties and autistic spectrum disorder.
Arranging a visit to Castle Hill High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email applications@castlehill.stockport.sch.uk.
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