- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 365 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant
More than one location, The Harmony Trust Ltd15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Pending completion of pre-employment checks
Closing date
9 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 December 2025
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: 35 Hours per week, 39.6 weeks (Term Time only plus 8 days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 6 SCP 23-27 (£34,434 - £38,220 per annum, pro-rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
Have experience of working with children in an educational settingwhohave complexindividualSENDneeds in a Teaching Assistant capacity or equivalent.
Have an NVQ3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualificationas per the EYFS framework requirementsCheck early years qualifications - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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 experience in working with children in the primary age range
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 offerwithin the academy’s mainstream provision.
What the school offers its staff
As a Trust we are working to our commitment within the strategic plan to develop specialist provision through the Inclusion Hub model. This is to enable an integrated offer for those children who need it most and to provide families with greater choice for their child’s education. The successful candidate will work as part of the Inclusion Service team and will be line managed on a daily basis by the Trust Leader for SEND .
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Harmony Trust Ltd
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- htrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
Multi-Academy Trust
School Details
Northmoor Academy
School locations
Similar jobs nearby
Teaching Assistant -Outreach Learning Mentor
Meade Hill School
Chain Road, Manchester, Lancashire, M9 6GN
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Oldham