Therapeutic Teaching Assistant

University Collegiate School, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 5AG

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,013.00 - £21,345.00 Annually (Actual) Pay Award Pending

Therapeutic Teaching Assistant job summary

Do you believe every young person deserves to feel safe, understood, and supported?

At University Collegiate School, we know that behind every behaviour is a story and we’re looking for a Therapeutic Teaching Assistant to help us read it, understand it, and rewrite it with care, empathy, and expertise.

If you’re passionate about mental health, emotional wellbeing, and making a meaningful impact — this could be your perfect role.

What You’ll Be Doing

As our Therapeutic Teaching Assistant, you’ll be the calm in the chaos and the voice that says, “You’ve got this.” You will:

• 🧠 Deliver therapeutic support to students facing emotional or behavioural challenges

• 💬 Build trusted relationships that help young people feel heard and valued

• 🧩 Use trauma-informed and therapeutic approaches to support wellbeing

• 🎯 Create and deliver tailored interventions that genuinely make a difference

• 🤝 Work closely with staff, families, and external professionals

• 🌱 Help students develop emotional resilience, coping strategies, and confidence

Think part therapist, part mentor, part life-changer

What We’re Looking For

We’re not just ticking boxes — we’re looking for someone with heart.

You’ll thrive here if you:

• Have experience in therapeutic work (e.g., counselling, mental health support, youth work)

• Lead with empathy, patience, and understanding

• Stay grounded when things feel anything but

• See beyond behaviour to the root causes

• Believe every young person can grow, heal, and succeed

Bonus points if you:

• Bring creativity into your interventions

• Have a killer toolkit of calming strategies

• Celebrate progress — big and small

What’s In It For You?

Because supporting others should mean being supported too:

• A warm, welcoming team who genuinely care

• An additional day of leave, a wellness day to support your wellbeing

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Ongoing training and professional development

• Opportunities to shape how therapeutic support is delivered

• A role with purpose (the kind that sticks with you in the best way)

• Staffroom chats, laughter, and the occasional biscuit

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re someone who sees potential where others see problems, and hope where others see barriers…

👉 Apply today and help us support brighter, healthier futures — one student at a time.

💭 “You may not always see the impact — but to a young person, you could be the reason everything changes.”

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 University Collegiate School

• School type: Free Schools, None, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 604 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: University Collegiate School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/university-collegiate-school

Join the University Collegiate School – Shape the Future of Education!

Are you a passionate and visionary curriculum leader ready to make a lasting impact? UCS invites you to become a key part of our vibrant family, leading curriculum development and embedding the unique UTC ethos across all key stages at University Collegiate School (UCS), Bolton. This is a rare opportunity to inspire young people from ages 11 to 19 within a Trust that values character, community, and academic excellence.

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