Teaching Assistant Level 2 (SEND)

East Ward Community Primary School, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7QZ

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,700.00 - £19,700.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant Level 2 (SEND) job summary

The main aim of this role is to support children with SEND and work alongside the year group class teachers to tailor work and activities to meet the children’s needs. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and take ownership of the role, by ensuring learning is fun and engaging.

We are looking for a teaching assistant who:

• Is committed to our school ethos and values
• Is highly skilled, creative and conscientious
• Is experienced in working with children, including those with Special Educational Needs
• Is hardworking with excellent time management skills
• Has a positive and flexible approach
• Is nurturing and supportive
• Enjoys working as part of a dedicated, vibrant and creative staff team

We offer:

• A strong commitment to continued professional learning including training specific to the role
• A culturally diverse setting
• A caring, inclusion environment
• A hardworking and welcoming staff team
• Children who embody our trust values of Happy, Proud, Challenged and Successful
• A well-resourced curriculum with opportunities for creativity
• A driven leadership team who will champion your career

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 East Ward Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 476 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: East Ward Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/east-ward-community-primary-school-bury

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Bury and Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool