Teaching Assistant Level 3
Halcyon Way School, Oldham Ol9 9QE13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday January 5th 2026
Closing date
1 December 2025 at 8am
Date listed
18 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) plus SEN allowance, 32.5 hours per week term time only plus 5 days
Teaching Assistant Level 3 job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Teaching Assistant to join our inclusive and supportive team at Halcyon Way School. 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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Halcyon Way School
- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- School size
- 118 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Halcyon Way School website
School location
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