18 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    4 January 2027

  • Closing date

    20 November 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    2 November 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1

Working pattern

Part time: 13 hours a week, Thursday to Friday.

Contract type

Fixed term - 56 months

Pay scale

Grade 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

To support the child with their individual needs, helping them to achieve the targets outlined in their EHCP. The role would suit someone who has experience supporting pupils with special educational needs.

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant with:

  • A good knowledge of SEND
  • An awareness of emotional and mental health needs in children
  • Excellent behaviour management skills and good organisation
  • A sense of authority, but with a calm, positive and patient manner
  • An understanding of emotional development and its impact on learning


What the school offers its staff

  • Dedicated staff committed to achieving high standards
  • A supportive, warm and welcoming ethos
  • An experienced and supportive leadership team
  • Governors who are committed to the well-being of all staff

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.
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Bollinbrook Primary School is a one-form-entry church school in Macclesfield, Cheshire, linked with St Michaels in Macclesfield. Our ethos is Love, Honesty and Respect.Summary

We are seeking to appoint a highly effective, caring, enthusiastic and experienced Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. The right candidate will have a proven track record of working with pupils with Special Educational Needs.

Contract Type:

2 days per week. Length of contract dependent on continued allocation of EHCP funding. Grade 4

This job description will set out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up. The post holder may be required from time to time to undertake other duties within the school as may be reasonable expected, without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. This is a common occurrence and would not justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and safer recruitment practice. Appointments are made subject to references and an Enhanced DBS Check.

Visits to school are welcome and encouraged. Please telephone the school business manager, Mr Rick Sherry, to arrange a convenient time.

Candidates are also requested to submit a letter of application that clearly demonstrates their suitability for this post, including how they meet the essential criteria on the person specification.



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

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
Size
107 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01625 789089

Temporary Class Teacher
Bollinbrook Church of England Primary School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher on a temporary basis initially.

We are a warm, inclusive family school with a strong Christian ethos, a sense of community and a commitment to excellence for all children in our care. We aim to ensure that our children feel safe, happy and achieve their potential as a unique individual and as a learner. Christian values are at the heart of all that we do.

This is temporary contract until 31st August 2025 to start from Tuesday 22nd April.

Arranging a visit to Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@bollinbrook.cheshire.sch.uk.

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