Teaching Assistant Grade 6 Permanent.
Oaklands School, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 1NUThis job expired on 23 March 2026 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Mon- Fri 33.5 hours per week. 8.30am start 20 min lunch
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 6 SCP 12
What skills and experience we're looking for
JOB TITLE: Teaching Assistant-including class cover (Special School) GRADE: 6 F/T
DEPT/SERVICE: Childrens Services
UNIT/SECTION: Oaklands School JOB REF: AAAF5025
CRITERIA ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Qualifications
- Experience of working with SEN students.
- Good standards of literacy and numeracy
- Evidence of further professional development
Application form
Experience
- Experience of working closely with a class teacher
- Experience of supporting whole school literacy
- Experience of supporting children with MLD & Complex Needs
- Ability to support teacher and colleagues to implement strategies and education plans
- Experience of primary phase or Secondary SEN support.
Application form and interview
Job Related Knowledge
- An understanding of the needs of pupils with moderate or complex learning difficulties and a willingness to learn and develop this understanding.
Interview
Skills and Aptitudes
- Committed to providing the best for our pupils
- High expectations of self and pupils
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work independently showing initiative
- Good communication skills
- Computer literate (Microsoft Word & Excel)
INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY 27TH MARCH 2026
What the school offers its staff
Oaklands is a
child-centred outstanding school, where pupils learn in a nurturing and happy
environment. The caring environment
provided by the excellent and supportive staff, enables pupils to achieve their
potential and experience many enriching and positive experiences. The ‘can do’ attitude and constant strive to
improve ensures that Oaklands’ pupils are given the opportunity to succeed to
the best of their ability.
We offer
Wellbeing package
Employee benefits
Further information about the job
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oaklands School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 17
- School size
- 172 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 17
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oaklands School website
- Email address
- jfx@oaklandsschool.org
- Phone number
- 01606551048
Oaklands is a child-centred outstanding school, where pupils learn in a nurturing and happy
environment. The caring environment provided by the excellent and supportive staff, enables pupils
to achieve to their potential and experience many enriching and positive experiences. The ‘can do’
attitude and constant strive to improve ensures that Oaklands pupils are given the opportunity to
succeed to the best of their ability.
Oaklands School is located in Cheshire West and Chester Local Authority and currently serves the
whole of the previous Cheshire County. All pupils have an education and health care plan with
moderate learning difficulties stated to be their most significant difficulty. However, a number of
pupils also have severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and behavioural difficulties or speech
and communication difficulties. In line with their learning difficulties, the attainment of pupils is well
below what is expected for their age when they enter the school. There are three classes in each of
the five year groups from Year 7 to Year 11, as well as a sixth form, and these are organised largely by
academic ability.
Arranging a visit to Oaklands School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jfx@oaklandsschool.org.
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