30 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    16 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    12 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Between £32,115 and £35,235

Pay scale

MCC Grade 6, pts 21-25

What skills and experience we're looking for

North Ridge seeks to appoint a dynamic and hardworking individual who will live up to our school motto of “do your best” to the following post.

You will have considerable experience as a teaching assistant at North Ridge and be an enthusiastic, visionary and solution-focused to lead other teaching assistants in developing their skills within the classroom. You will be a strong role model to other teaching assistants in school.

This cover role is shared between two people due to the size of the school. You will be liaising with another TA4 for cover in carrying out the following jobs on a day-to-day basis. The role is split into managing supply agency staff, in addition to providing teacher cover yourself for absences.

See attached Job Description for further details.

What the school offers its staff

See attached what we offer document for further details.

Flexible working opportunities

We operate a flexible working policy alongside a suite of family friendly policies to support wellbeing and a positive work/life balance.

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 hr@northridge.manchester.sch.uk

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Additional documents

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

About North Ridge High School

School type
Special school, ages 11 to 19
School size
202 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01615530200

North Ridge is an Outstanding specialist high school for pupils with persistent and complex special educational needs, aged 11-19 years.

We are a fast developing school split across two sites in North Manchester. Our main site is located in Higher Blackley, and our 6th Form HUB in Cheetham Hill. The 6th Form HUB incorporates a range of student led businesses serving our school and the local community.

Arranging a visit to North Ridge High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@northridge.manchester.sch.uk.

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