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Teaching Assistant Level 2

Cromwell High School, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5BJ

This job expired on 10 November 2025 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata + 8% SEN allowance, Term Time Only, 34 hours per week

Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

The successful applicant will be part of a dedicated school team working with teaching staff and other teaching assistants in providing guidance, support and education for pupils. This may include, support in lessons, personal care, therapy and communication programmes within both small group and individual situations. All applicants should be willing to work with any class throughout the school.

Cromwell recently joined Kingfisher Learning Trust, a values driven multi-academy trust based in Oldham which currently has six schools within it; a mix of mainstream and special primaries and Cromwell as the only specialist secondary provision at present. As a member of Kingfisher Learning Trust, we benefit from a range of continuing professional development opportunities across all the schools and collaborative, partnership working is a strength. In joining Cromwell, you will also be joining a growing, person-centred trust with the many opportunities this brings.

We are seeking to employ positive, enthusiastic people whose personal attributes will contribute positively to a committed team of staff. The successful applicants for the post will potentially be required to work across the school and sixth form with a wide range of pupils and needs and be flexible to support in any of the classes and age phases. The candidate must have:

Experience of working in an education or care setting supporting children or young people.

An awareness of learning difficulties and the challenges these can present.

The ability to lead small group and 1:1 learning.

The ability to work in a team and develop strategies to allow pupils with complex needs to access learning and promote positive behaviour.

The physical ability to continue to support secondary aged pupils through periods of challenging behaviour, strictly following the principles and procedures of the school’s training programme (which prioritises avoidance of this need).

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.

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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.

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About Cromwell High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 150 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cromwell High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cromwell-high-school-dukinfield

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