16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    30 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    11 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days Monday 8.45am – 4.45pm, Tuesday to Friday 8.45am – 3.30pm. 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days to be worked during school closures. Please note that this is a fixed term position until July 2026.

Contract type

Fixed term - Until July 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

Grade 6, SCP 6, £25,183 actual salary £19,417 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Temporary Teaching Assistant Level 1

Salary: Grade 6, SCP 6, £25,183 actual salary £19,417 per annum

Monday 8.45am – 4.45pm, Tuesday to Friday 8.45am – 3.30pm. 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days to be worked during school closures.

Please note that this is a fixed term position until July 2026.

Are you passionate about supporting young people with special educational needs to reach their potential and be the best they can be? Do you want to work in a supportive and positive environment, with colleagues who are committed to ensuring the best outcomes for the children they work with? If so, we want to hear from you.

Elms Bank is a special school for pupils aged 11-19 with a range of special educational needs. Our vision is "excellence for all" and we are determined to support our amazing students to become the best adults they can be.

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant Level 1 based at our Elms Bank College Hub on a fixed term basis. You will join a dedicated team in a specialist environment tailor-made to suit the needs of our pupils. You will support the class teacher and deliver interventions to help our students make the best progress they can, accessing a curriculum which meets their needs. If you are creative, resilient and looking for your next opportunity, we would love you to apply to work with us.

If you would like to know more, we would be delighted to welcome you to our school. Visits prior to application are both welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school on 0161 766 1597 or by e-mailing enquiries@elmsbank.oaklp.co.uk to arrange an appointment.

We ask that you do not send CV’s, please complete and sendyour application form and a personal statement tohr@oaklp.co.uk

We look forward to receiving your application. Please visit our schoolwebsite for further information. www.elmsbank.co.uk




What the school offers its staff

In return, we offer you clear career pathways, excellent opportunities for professional development both in the school and the wider Trust and commitment to promoting your wellbeing at work. We fully recognise that our staff are our greatest asset, and we work hard to support them.

We offer flexible working and health and wellbeing benefits.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@oaklp.co.uk

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About Elms Bank

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
School size
338 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
Elms Bank website
Email address
hr@oaklp.co.uk
Phone number
01615530030

Arranging a visit to Elms Bank

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@oaklp.co.uk.

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