Teaching Assistant

Trinity CofE High School, Manchester, M15 6HP

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible after satisfactory pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,427.00 - £26,427.00 Annually (FTE) £22,149 pro rata to TTO

Teaching Assistant job summary

• Teaching Assistant (2 vacancies)

  Contract term: Permanent, Full-time

  Contract type:Term-Time only, 35 hours per week. The working hours are 08:15-15:45

  Scale:Grade 3, Points 5 (£26,427 FTE), which equates to a pro rata salary of £22,149.

  This is a great opportunity to come and work in our highly rated secondary school in central Manchester. To provide comprehensive support to the students’ learning, wellbeing and inclusion, particularly those with SEND, delivering targeted interventions, monitoring progress, assisting with classroom management, safeguarding, behaviour support, administrative tasks, and promoting students’ independence while contributing positively to the school community.

  WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
  • The opportunity to join our very successful and over-subscribed school of 1500 students aged 11-18, supported by a hugely talented and hardworking staff team;
  • Employer-funded membership of HSF Health Plan Core Scheme, helping you and your family (dependants under 21) to cover the costs of everyday healthcare, plus access to HSF Assist which includes a GP Advice Line, Virtual Doctor, Counselling, Legal Helpline and Perkbox benefits;
  • Membership of the Greater Manchester Pension Scheme, with excellent employer contributions;
  • Staff Wellbeing Fund for initiatives, activities and social events that support staff mental and physical health, plus wellbeing benefits such as Cycle to Work and free use of the Fitness Suite;
  • Excellent facilities in new and refurbished buildings, supported by the latest resources to support learning, plus free on-site parking, canteen facilities, and staff room;
  • We are a socially inclusive and equal opportunities school and committed to and actively promote equal opportunities for all our students and staff.
  WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU:

  Experience and understanding of safeguarding and child protection issues, or be willing to undertake training in these areas;

  Numeracy and literacy skills at least equivalent to RQF Level 2;

  Qualified to NVQ L2 TA or equivalent qualifications or experience; or willingness to obtain one;

  Ideally have the following relevant knowledge and/or experience:

  • Significant classroom experience as a Teaching Assistant or similar role;
  • Experience of working with students who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs;
  • Ability to build positive and professional relationships with students and their parent(s)/carer(s);
  • Experience and knowledge of working with and contributing to the assessment, planning, production and review process of EHCPs;

  High level administrative skills and an excellent eye for detail;

  Willingness to drive mini bus and access to own transport;

  Be professional, flexible and innovative, with experience of undertaking a wide variety of duties and an ability to deal skillfully with unanticipated situations;

  Excellent communication skills with the ability to work well within a team, yet able to demonstrate an ability to work unsupervised utilising their own initiative;

  Well organised with an adaptable and positive approach to all aspects of the workload;

  Supportive of the school's excellent staff attendance and punctuality record, which in turn supports student attainment.

  Training will be provided on safeguarding and school specific IT applications.

  CVs will not be considered - please complete the MyNewTerm online form. For more information about our school please visit our school website: www.trinityhigh.com. The closing date for applications is 09:00 on 21th September 2026.Interviews are currently scheduled on Wednesday 30th September 2026 in the following week, interview invitation will be sent through email for selected candidates.

  Trinity CE High School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The school operates a Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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 Trinity CofE High School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1503 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Trinity CofE High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trinity-cofe-high-school

Trinity Church of England High School was opened in 1984 with the foundation motto of “Faith in the City, Value in People, Excellence in Education”.

Today, over thirty years on, Trinity is an outstanding place of learning, promoting the education of students in a community which is positively Christian but welcomes the children of parents of other faiths. Trinity’s most recent full Ofsted Inspection took place in January 2014, and we were judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in all categories and ‘Outstanding for overall effectiveness’.

Trinity benefited from a £21.5 million Wave 4 BSF Buildings & ICT Investment, which comprised an 80% rebuild and 15% modernisation. The latest capital development, the £3 million brand new Trinity Sixth Form Centre, opened in September 2016, and will have a capacity of 240 students, eventually taking the school student population up to 1460.

Located adjacent to Manchester University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Museum, the Science Park and the Royal Northern College of Music, we are easily accessible from all parts of the city and are close to the many amenities of the city centre and excellent transport links. We make good use of our proximity to both universities, theatres, galleries, museum, the RNCM, the Aquatics Centre and Sports City.

The School's overall aim is to provide a Christian environment in which young people are safe, secure, cared for and happy, and are able to develop into articulate, confident and well qualified citizens of the world.

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