Teaching Assistant Level 1 (SEN)

North Ridge High School, Manchester, M9 0RP

14 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
• 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 £24,404 and 25,183
• Pay scale: MCC Grade 3, pts 4-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors seek to appoint dynamic, hard working individuals that are able to support pupils with special educational needs. You will be based with a class group of approximately 10/12 pupils supporting in all lessons and daily activities. The successful applicants will benefit from working in a school with a positive, caring, ethos where team work is important and a supportive staff development and training programme is available.

See attached Job Description for further details

What the school offers its staff

See attached 'What we can offer' document for further details

Flexible working opportunities

North Ridge operates a flexible working policy, alongside a range of family friendly policies to support colleagues and improve 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

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

NEW - Application Form - Feb 24.docx - 159 KB (opens in new tab)

TA1 advert and job description NEW.docx - 62 KB (opens in new tab)

What NRHS has to offer.pdf - 64.2 KB (opens in new tab)

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
• School website: North Ridge High School website
• Email address: hr@northridge.manchester.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01615530200
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/north-ridge-high-school

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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