Teaching Assistant/Sports Coach

Arbour Academy, Salford, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday – Tuesday – Thursday 8:10am – 16:00pm Wednesday 8:30am – 16:20pm Friday 8:10am – 14:30pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC point 9-11 FTE £27,254 - £28,142 (Actual pro rata salary £23,468 - £24,232)
• Additional allowances:

  SNA allowance (£813.00 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Arbour Academy provides a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum delivered in a small nurturing environment, for young people unable to access a mainstream school setting due to anxiety and mental health needs. Arbour aims to re-engage each young person with their education, develop social skills and learn coping strategies to support their mental health and wellbeing. Through tailored therapeutic support, skilled staff and a small nurturing environment we aim to ensure learners feel safe, secure and supported and as a result are able to access the education they deserve. Professionalism and having the highest expectations are at the heart of everything that we do: developing a love of learning and improving our learner’s life chances as a result.

We do things differently H.E.R.E

High Standards

Empathy

Resilience

Emotional Response.

We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Teaching Assistant/Sports Coach, to join our high-quality school. Not only is this an exciting, challenging role, the successful candidate will be contributing to turning the lives of young, vulnerable people around. You will be a hardworking and enthusiastic professional, with experience in engaging the most disengaged young learners.

If you have a proven track record of delivering excellence and also have a history of dealing with complex needs and challenging behaviour, then this position may be for you.

Arbour Academy is committed to promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check, provide suitable references, provide evidence of qualifications and be subject to identity checks.

Completed application forms should be emailed to:recruitment@tkas.org.uk

If you require a paper copy of the application form, please call the school office on 0161 464 3483 or email the school office:office@arbouracademy.uk

KEY DATES

Closing date:12 noon, Friday 27th February 2026

Interviews: Week commencing Monday 2nd March 2026

Start date: ASAP

What the school offers its staff

CPD programme

Staff Wellbeing Package

Early finish of 2.30pm every Friday.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Arbour Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 26 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Arbour Academy website
• Email address: colette.heavey@tkas.org.uk
• Phone number: 0161 464 3483
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arbour-academy

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