Teaching Nurture Assistant

Greenfields Specialist School for Communication, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8XS

8 days remaining to apply

Start date details
1st September 2026
Closing date
13 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 July 2026

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) The salary quoted is the full time equivalent, this will be pro-rated to contact of 39 weeks and 32.5 hours

Teaching Nurture Assistant job summary

Purpose of the Role

This role has been developed to work alongside our Safeguarding and Family Liaison Lead to ensure that high quality targeted support is timely and professionally delivered to young people who require additional support beyond what is universally available through curriculum and teaching.

To provide high-quality, nurture support for young people with complex medical needs, resilience, profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), and severe learning difficulties (SLD). The role focuses on promoting emotional resilience, communication, independence, and well-being in a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment.

The Teaching Nurture Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting pupils’ holistic development—educational, social, emotional, and physical wellbeing, through personalised approaches.

Pupil Support

To provide specialist skills and knowledge at an advanced level in the area of social, emotional and wellbeing development across the school

To lead and run specialist interventions for individuals or small groups of young people

Provide individualised support to pupils with complex learning and medical needs.

Assist in implementing personalised learning programmes (EHCP targets).

Support pupils’ emotional regulation, resilience, and engagement in learning.

Build strong, trusting relationships with pupils to ensure a safe and secure environment.

Facilitate communication using appropriate methods

Nurture and Emotional Development

Deliver nurture approaches that support emotional development and resilience.

Provide structured routines and a calm, consistent learning environment.

Support pupils during periods of anxiety or dysregulation using agreed strategies.

Encourage positive behaviour through proactive, trauma-informed approaches

GSSC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

This position is initially for a fixed term of 12 months from 1st September 26 to 31st August 27,

Interviews will take place on Friday 17th July 2026. This is a fixed date and there is no capacity to amend this.

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.