Teaching Assistant level 2 SEN SUPPORT

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4AL

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,564.29

Teaching Assistant level 2 SEN SUPPORT job summary

Join Our Team as a Classroom-Based SEN Teaching Assistant Level 2

At St Paul's CE Primary School part of the vibrant Vantage CE Academies Trust, we believe every child deserves to feel inspired, supported and excited about learning. Since 2012, our Trust has grown to ten schools across Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Bolton and Knowsley; each one a place where children and adults achieve more together.

Our shared curriculum and approach to teaching and learning bring our schools together with a clear, ambitious vision, and we nurture pupils who are:

Resilient • Ethical • Communicators • Collaborators • Thinkers • Adaptable • Empathetic • Respectful

These values shape everything we do, and we’re looking for someone who shares them.

We also recognise that working in a classroom can be incredibly rewarding and at times demanding. There will be moments when you’ll need strong behaviour‑management skills, the abiity to remain calm under pressure, and the resilience to navigate challenges. Throughout it all, kindness, empathy and a child‑centred mindset remain at the heart of the role.

We’re looking for an SEN Teaching Assistant Level 2 who:

• Has experience supporting children in a school or nursery setting
• Holds a Level 2 or 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching & Learning (or equivalent)
• Understands how to work alongside teachers to plan, deliver and reflect on engaging learning
• Sets high expectations and believes every child can succeed
• Brings creativity, enthusiasm and a nurturing approach to the classroom
• Can remain positive, patient and solution‑focused when faced with challenges
• Thrives as part of a supportive, dedicated team

If you’re passionate about helping children grow in confidence, curiosity and independence, you’ll fit right in.

In return, we offer:

• A warm, inclusive and diverse school community
• Friendly, motivated and highly skilled colleagues who genuinely care
• Opportunities to collaborate with staff across the Vantage Academy Trust
• Strong commitment to your professional development and career growth
• Supportive leadership who value your voice and your wellbeing
• Access to an extensive staff benefits package

Actual Salary for part time and term time working: £16,564.29 per annum (Term Time Only + 5 INSET Days)

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS. References will be requested prior to interview.

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 St Paul's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 225 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Paul's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-cofe-primary-school-salford

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