Teaching Assistant - Level 2 in Northampton

with potential internal opportunities for specialist and promoted roles

31.25 hours per week - 38.6 weeks per year (38 weeks term time + 3 Training Days)

Salary range Grade D Point 3-4 (£24,796 - £25,185) £17,816 - £18,096 (actual salary)

Change Lives, Inspire Growth

Reports to: SEN Manager

Location: Moulton School - Inclusion Department

Are you ready to be the difference? We don’t just "support" pupils; we nurture, challenge, and inspire them to smash through barriers. We are looking for a suitable high-energy individual to join our team.

The Role: This isn’t about sitting at the back of a classroom. You’ll be on the frontline of student success - running interventions, mentoring 1:1, and managing small groups in our dedicated Inclusion suites. You will work closely with our SENDCo and SEN Managers to turn department policy into real-world results.

What you’ll do:

• Empower Independence: Help students with SEN complete tasks to the highest standard while fostering self-reliance.
• Build Relationships: Act as a role model, setting high expectations for behaviour and presentation.
• Innovate: Deliver specialised intervention programmes that bridge the learning gap.
• Collaborate: Work with passionate pastoral and SEND teams to ensure every child feels included, safe, and heard.

What we offer:

• Growth: We provide training and specialism opportunities tailored to our evolving student cohort.
• Environment: Work in a well-equipped, purpose-built block designed specifically for flexible SEN delivery.
• Impact: Support a community of 46 EHCP students and 130+ students on our SEND register who truly value your expertise.

The Special Needs department is responsible for supporting students with a range of special needs. Accommodation consists of a purpose-built block of rooms. All rooms are very well equipped and are flexible enough to be used for teaching groups of varying sizes up to twelve. One of the dedicated rooms also serves as an ‘Inclusion Room’ and students with temporary access concerns and students who need time out spend some time there. TAs may support this area. The Special Needs Co-ordinator oversees provision in school, working closely with staff and parents to try to meet individual needs.

Who you are: You are experienced, suitably qualified, and possess a deep understanding of the SEND Code of Practice. Most importantly, you believe that every child - regardless of their starting point, deserves a champion.

At MSSC, we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. We want you to flourish in your professional life and that’s why we put lots of time and energy into our positive culture and approach to well-being.

It’s not just a job, it’s a career - some of the benefits we offer you:

• Enthusiastic and engaged students and a culture of high aspirations.
• Extensive CPD training which provides a range of tailored and bespoke CPD opportunities.
• Competitive salaries and pay progression.
• A supportive leadership team who are engaged in your professional development and success.
• Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, coaching, information and support).
• Generous Pension Scheme.
• Flexible Working Contracts.

Ready to inspire? Apply now.

Moulton School is a successful, popular and over-subscribed school on the northern boundary of Northampton. The school was graded Good in its last two Ofsted inspections, and there is a strong commitment to further improvement based on effective teaching and learning and high expectations of students. Whilst maintaining firm discipline, built around our ASPIRE ethos and school values, the school is deeply committed to supporting the development of the whole child, and is one of very few schools to hold the Restorative Services Quality Mark. Our student leadership programme is also a significant strength of the school. As a member of staff at Moulton School, your ongoing professional development is of crucial importance, and the school has an outstanding record of supporting colleagues into middle and senior leadership roles.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the school.

Please note, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 - Part V.

Please be aware that referees will be contacted prior to interview in accordance with accepted Child Protection Procedures. We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.