Teaching Assistant
Hazel Grove Primary School, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 4JH19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 October 2025
Closing date
15 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
27 August 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
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,517 - £20,486 (Actual Salary)
Teaching Assistant job summary
We are seeking a friendly and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our growing team at Hazel Grove Primary School. In this rewarding role, you'll play a vital part in supporting pupils with a variety of learning needs. You'll work alongside teachers to provide one-on-one or small group support, and empower pupils to reach their full potential.
Here at the Laurus Trust we are able to provide a cutting-edge SEND provision that has a positive impact on our young people, and we are currently looking to recruit caring and dedicated individuals to join our SEND team. You will play a vital role in enhancing pupils progress whilst promoting their independence, self-esteem and social inclusion. A comprehensive offer of professional learning is in place and we ensure that all schools have designated work spaces for staff. A broad range of training in SEND is in place across all our schools focus on whole school SEND issues as well as specific training for SEND teams.
If you would like to join our Laurus family in a rewarding role that changes the lives of our pupils by empowering them to become the best that they can then we would love to hear from you.
This position is contracted on a 30 hours per week Term Time only. This means you will mainly work when the school is open to pupils and will not need to work during the school holidays unless the contract requires you to do so. In total you will be in work for a minimum of 38 out of 52 weeks.
Job Purpose (For further details on the role, please find the Job Description below)
- Provide in class support for pupils to enable them to make progress as directed by relevant teachers, delivering small group and one to one intervention programmes.
- Work collaboratively with all members of the team, to support the welfare and personal development of pupils.
Key Skills and Experiences
- Sound Educational background including GCSE's in Maths and English (A*-C) or equivalent.
- Good knowledge and understanding of play and how to create opportunities for a wide range of ages and interests.
- Experience working in a school environment would be an advantage.
To learn more about what the Trust offer, including our wide range of employee benefits and access to further professional learning, visit our Careers page. At the Laurus Trust, we value the significance of a healthy work/life balance for our employees. Achieving a better balance can boost motivation and morale, lower stress levels, enhance performance and productivity, and make job opportunities more inclusive. Whenever feasible, we are committed to offering flexible arrangements from the very start, which could include options like part-time roles, term-time working, Job-sharing and compressed hours.
To complete an application form please click 'Fast apply'. A full application must be submitted as CV's will unfortunately not be accepted in line with our safer recruitment process.
Closing date: Monday 15th September at 9am.
We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hazel Grove Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 363 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hazel Grove Primary School website
Our Mission Statement is ‘Learn Together, Learn Forever’ and this is demonstrated through our vision in the following ways:
Love of learning - A safe place where children enjoy learning with their friends and peers because children learn best when they are having fun!
Excellent teaching - Through excellent teaching and positive relationships, children are skillfully guided to discover things that excite and intrigue them and the teachers also learn alongside their pupils.
Raising Aspirations - Children are inspired to be something greater then they ever thought possible and challenged to dream big dreams!
Partnering with Community - Parents are actively involved with their children's learning as partners within an inclusive and dynamic community.
Hazel Grove Primary School converted to academy status and became a proud member of the Laurus Trust in September 2024. We echo the Trust’s Vision and continue to strive “for everyone, regardless of background or circumstance, to be inspired, to thrive in all environments, to recognise what it takes to succeed, to set aspirational goals and to work hard to achieve them.”
Professional Development
We attach huge importance to continued Professional Learning and recognise that, in the exciting and ever-changing environment in which we work, we are all learners and are constantly looking for ways to improve our practice.
Our comprehensive programme of in-house Professional Learning comprises weekly pedagogy-based sessions for both teaching and non-teaching staff.
Being part of a Multi Academy Trust enables our staff to work across schools and phases. Not only does this broaden their experience, it opens up a wider range of leadership opportunities.
As a Trust we actively develop our teachers through nationally accredited programmes such as the NPQ's and many of our staff have completed courses at Masters level.
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