SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant

Greenfield Primary Academy, Cheshire, Cheshire, SK14 1QD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Pending completion of pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  22 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 36.66 Hours per week, 39 weeks per annum (Term Time plus 5 days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 6 SCP 23-27 £34,434 - £38,220 (This is the full-time salary. The actual salary will be paid pro rata to hours worked)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working with children in an educational setting who may have different individual needs and learning styles in a Teaching Assistant capacity or equivalent.

• Have an NVQ3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience

• Have specialist training or experience in a key area of Special Educational Needs such as Social,emotionaland mental health; Communication and interaction; Cognition and learning; Sensory and/or physical.

• Have the ability tounderstand and develop theappropriate interventionsthat enable children to meet their EHC outcomes or personal targets.

• Have the ability toprovide coaching and development to staff.

• Have a good understanding of safeguarding issues

• Work in partnership with teaching staff and other professionals as well as agencies, voluntarygroupsand service providers.

• Support an outreach provision offer.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer:

• Professional development opportunities

• National terms and Conditions

• Supportive and friendly team who value collaboration

• Flexible PPA time for Teachers

• Up to 34 days annual leave (pro rata for part time)

• Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme

• StaffWellbeingProgramme

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

• Flexible working

• FreeEyeCareVouchers

• FreeAnnualFluVaccination

• Cycle to Work Scheme

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

SEND Specialist TA JD & Specification.docx - 1.04 MB (opens in new tab)

About Greenfield Primary Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 200 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: htrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenfield-primary-academy

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