Speech and Language Teaching Assistant

Springwell School, Hartlepool, TS26 0TB

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 August 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 July 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: 32.5 hours a week, term time only + 5 PD Days (195 days per annum)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,824 - £28,142 (Whole Time), 20,356.54 - £21,840.31 (Actual Pro-Rata Salary)
• Pay scale: Band 7

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to our growing levels of need we have a vacancy for a full time Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (SALTA). We are looking for people with the ability to motivate and enthuse children with Special Educational Needs to develop their Speech, Language, Communication and Interaction Skills. The post will be across 4-5 classes and involve working within classes, 1-1, or with small groups.

What the school offers its staff

- High ratios.

- Individualised training and support.

- Culture of growth and belonging.

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

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About Springwell School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Size: 95 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Springwell School website
• Email address: office@springwellschool.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/springwell-school-fa391e1d-3098-4212-b425-0dd43e9e1841

Springwell is a primary aged special school. We work with pupils with a range of learning difficulties including Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties, Complex Learning Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties and Speech and Language Difficulties. 

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