Teaching Assistant - with SEN

Puss Bank School and Nursery, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 1QJ

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  18 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 34 hours per week / 39 weeks per year (term time + INSET Days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: grade 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

• NVQ level 3 in supporting teaching and learning or equivalent experience, in-house training and INSET.
• Has experience of working with children with a range of needs, including those with ASC.
• Experience of deliver lessons to small groups of children and individuals.
• A good standard of education, particularly in English and Maths.
• Knowledge and understanding of the strategies and approaches to support children with ASC.
• Knowledge and understanding of procedures and policies around confidentiality, data protection and sharing of information.

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming, friendly environment.

• The support of committed, enthusiastic and dedicated colleagues.

• Pupils who are eager to learn and a credit to the school.

• The opportunity for future career progression within the trust

Commitment to safeguarding

Puss Bank School & Nursery is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in the
UK, DBS and a declaration that neither they nor anyone who lives in the same household is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to smckinstry@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

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Job Description - Teaching Assistant Grade 5 with SEN.pdf - 107 KB (opens in new tab)

Advert - Teaching Assistant with SEN Grade 5_September 2025.pdf - 160 KB (opens in new tab)

Person Specification - Teaching Assistant with SEN Grade 5.pdf - 114 KB (opens in new tab)

About Puss Bank School and Nursery

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 423 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Puss Bank School and Nursery website
• Email address: smckinstry@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01625 917210
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/puss-bank-school-and-nursery

Puss Bank School & Nursery is a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. We welcome children between the ages of 2 and 11 years old for Nursery and primary education, including provision for 14 children of school age with autism within our Resourced Provision. We are a diverse school, with more than 25 languages spoken by our children. We welcome, protect and respect all people

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