Teaching Assistant Level 1 - 32.5 hours per week term time only + 5 days

Kingfisher Special School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 9QR

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  12 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) +8% SEN allowance Pay award pending

Teaching Assistant Level 1 - 32.5 hours per week term time only + 5 days job summary

Endless Possibilities - Join a team that transforms lives every day.

We are seeking dedicated and compassionate Teaching Assistants to join our inclusive and supportive teams at Kingfisher Special School and Halcyon Way. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a vibrant and nurturing special needs setting within Kingfisher Learning Trust, supporting pupils with a diverse range of needs.

You'll play a vital role in enabling pupils to access learning, thrive socially and emotionally, and achieve their full potential. Whether you're early in your career or bring valuable experience, if you share our belief in the power of education for all, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Supporting pupils in a range of learning environments, based on their Personalised Learning Plans (PLPs)
• Working with specialist equipment and technologies
• Promoting pupil wellbeing, dignity, and independence, including personal care and healthcare routines
• Supporting and leading positive behaviour management using the Team Teach approach
• Collaborating with teaching staff to prepare, deliver and support engaging learning activities
• Contributing to a warm, inclusive and values-driven school culture

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience working with or caring for children, ideally those with special educational needs
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A team player who’s flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of pupils
• A commitment to safeguarding and inclusive practice
• A calm, empathetic and proactive attitude

What We Offer:

• A supportive, values-led Trust with a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development
• Access to high-quality training, including healthcare procedures and Team Teach
• Opportunities to work across schools in the Trust and be part of a collaborative team
• A meaningful role where every day makes a difference in the lives of young people

Informal Interaction Opportunity:

As part of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will take part in an informal pupil engagement session. This provides you with the opportunity to interact with some of our incredible learners and show how you connect and communicate with children with special educational needs.

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

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.

About Kingfisher Special School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• School size: 214 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingfisher Special School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingfisher-special-school

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