Teaching Assistant (Post 16)
Newfriars College, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8BH14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
24 September 2025
Closing date
8 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- G6 SCP 20-24, £26,409 - £29,093 FTE-Pay Award Pend
Teaching Assistant (Post 16) job summary
Post 16 Teaching Assistant - Post 16 Learners with a range of Special Educational Needs
Join our dedicated team at our post-16 college, supporting young adults with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Rated Good by Ofsted, with Outstanding judgements for Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development, we are proud of the high-quality education and support we provide.
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to become part of our large, collaborative team. Working alongside teachers and colleagues, you will play a key role in supporting students with a wide range of needs, including those with more complex profiles. Experience in behaviour management and providing 1:1 support would be particularly valuable.
This role requires confidence in working with young people with SEND, a strong understanding of effective practice, and a creative, flexible approach. Excellent teamwork and communication skills are essential, as is a genuine passion for helping students thrive both in college and in the wider community through enrichment and work experience opportunities.
Newfriars College aim is to transform the lives of young people through partnership, collaboration, enterprise and innovation. Our vision is to maximise opportunities within the community and provide a breadth and richness of experience that enables all our learners to reach their full potential and be part of an inclusive society. Newfriars College is an Independent Specialist Day College in North Staffordshire dedicated to supporting young people with learning difficulties and disabilities aged 16–25.
We provide specialist resources and facilities for all our learners and have an excellent support network within the local area. This provides the college with many opportunities including transition routes into the wider community, employment and supported work experience, independent living and specialist support from highly skilled multi-agency professionals and therapists. Learning in the community and vocational education is extremely important and we are eager to successfully prepare our young peoples for adulthood.
Our College works in partnership with Shaw Education Trust who believe that “every young person can achieve great things, whatever their abilities and whatever their background”.
Our people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their growth. Through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent acceleration, and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled, confident professionals and we champion wellbeing, value every voice, and create a culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real difference.
At the heart of our work is a deep respect for the children and young adults we serve—our “precious cargo.” We are proud to "exactly like nothing else” and bridge the gap between education and the wider world, preparing every student for further education, employment, or training in inclusive environments where integrity, equality, and opportunity thrive.
Our Special Schools are dedicated to supporting children and young people with a broad spectrum of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Working in our Special Schools is more than a job; it’s an opportunity to be part of a compassionate team that empowers children and young people to live their best life and build a bright future. The difference you make will be life-changing, not only for them but for their families too.
Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
- Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
- Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
- Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
- Free Eye Tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Actual Salary: £20,219 - £22,274 – Pay Award Pending
Working hours: 32.5 hours per week, Term Time only plus 5 inset days (working 39 weeks) - (Part Time Hours may be considered)
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 Newfriars College
- School type
- Other type, ages 16 to 25
- School size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 25
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Newfriars College website
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