SEND Teaching Assistant Level 3 in Manchester

Contract Type: Temporary

Working Hours: Full Time, 32.5 hours per week

Number of Positions: 2

Qualifications Required: NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Salary: £26,409 to £28,142 per annum

Closing Date: 6th July 2026

Shortlisting Date: 7th July 2026

The Governors of the CLIC Trust wish to appoint a Level 3 Teaching Assistant in our school's Specialist Provision at Old Moat Primary School. We are looking for someone who is dedicated and highly motivated, able to provide high-quality support. Our Old Moat ethos, #All different, all achieving, is what we are all about. We believe that every child can excel and with a blend of rigour and flexibility, we shape each child's learning to achieve the very best for them.

You will work as a member of our SEND team to support the establishment of a purposeful learning environment, which enables our children to flourish socially, emotionally, educationally, spiritually and physically. In particular, you will work closely with children who experience communication difficulties. Many of our pupils are non-verbal and may express their needs and feelings through alternative forms of communication, including gestures, behaviour and physical responses. You will be expected to respond with patience, understanding and empathy, using appropriate strategies to support communication and to help pupils feel safe, understood and valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide learning and care support for pupils with special educational needs (SEN)
• Work with groups of children under the supervision of the teacher, including implementing and delivering programmes of work and EHCPs
• Support pupils with routines, transitions and behaviour management
• Use specialist skills, training and experience to support pupils
• Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding appropriately to individual needs
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
• Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities
• Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance
• Give regular feedback on children’s progress to the class teacher and file records
• Provide feedback to pupils on progress and achievement
• Attend to children’s personal needs, including minor first aid and intimate care, providing advice on pastoral, social health, physical hygiene and welfare matters

Support for Teachers

• Under the direction of the teacher, prepare the classroom for lessons, including display work and clearing afterwards as appropriate
• Give regular feedback on children’s progress to the class teacher and file records
• Contribute to the planning cycle, managing and preparing resources, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as directed by the teacher
• Be responsible for keeping and updating records, information and data, producing analysis and reports as required
• Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence
• Undertake marking of pupils’ work and accurately record achievement/progress
• Administer and assess routine tests and invigilate exams
• Monitor and manage stock within an agreed budget, cataloguing resources and undertaking audits as required
• Provide specialist advice and guidance (e.g. Art/Music) as required
• Liaise with parents/carers, schools and other bodies to support achievement and progress of pupils (including attendance at parent meetings)
• Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies
• Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against predetermined learning objectives

Support for the Curriculum

• Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs, including assessment
• Contribute to the development of lesson/work plans
• Provide curriculum/resource support and undertake programmes including those linked to local and national learning strategies
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
• Assist pupils to access learning activities through specialist support
• Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources

Support in Intervention

• Deliver learning programmes and support individual pupils, small groups of children who are under-performing (and whole classes during the short term absence of teachers)
• Help develop individual and group learning programmes to respond to current and future needs
• Work independently to deliver, monitor and evaluate the success of interventions
• Provide specific reading and writing support to raise the attainment of under-performing children and groups
• Complete in-class observations and assessments
• Develop purposeful home learning activities as part of the overall package of support

Support for the School

• Ensure strategic processes are complied with to overcome barriers to learning, including behaviour management strategies
• Be aware of and comply with child protection procedures, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting any concerns to the relevant member of staff
• Accompany teachers and pupils on educational visits
• Assist in maintaining high standards of health and safety at all times
• Maintain good relationships with colleagues and work together as a team
• Assist in the supervision of classroom and outdoor activities
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• Provide appropriate guidance and supervision and assist in the training and development of staff as appropriate

Benefits

• A friendly and supportive staff team committed to providing children with the best opportunities
• An excellent opportunity and scope to develop teaching skills and contribute to the whole school
• Access to high-quality CPD
• Salary from £26,409 to £28,142 per year
• 24/7 access to a private GP service
• Cashback for physical therapies
• Confidential counselling services – no referral required
• Plus more!

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, online searches, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice information is available. This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.