SEN Teaching Assistant in Hindley

Wood Fold Primary School, Green Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0TS

Salary: Grade 3, £17,580 per annum. 30 hours per week, term time only working 38 weeks per year plus 3 INSET days. Temporary until 31st August 2027.

The Governors of Wood Fold Primary School are looking to appoint a passionate and dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to provide support to teaching staff and pupils, and to oversee access to learning and support programmes. The role involves providing particular help for pupils with moderate, severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and/or behavioural, social, communication, sensory or physical disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to teaching staff and pupils and oversee access to learning and support programmes.
• Offer specialist support to pupils with barriers to learning on a one-to-one basis, in small groups, or in or out of the classroom.
• Assist with the development and implementation of individual education/behaviour plans and personal care programmes.
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.
• Attend to personal care needs including toileting, hygiene, dressing, eating and providing minor medical support.
• Provide support for all children ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
• Work under the instruction/guidance of teaching staff to undertake work/care/support programmes/plans to enable access to learning.
• Work as part of a team to ensure high quality provision and care.

What we are looking for

• Child-centred in their approach.
• Sensitive and patient in dealings with children who have significant special needs and who may present behaviours that challenge.
• Knowledgeable about, or interested in, working with children who have complex learning needs.
• Able to provide specialist support to pupils with barriers to learning on a one-to-one basis, in a small group or out of the classroom.
• Able to assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and personal care programmes.
• Able to establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.
• Able to attend to pupils’ personal needs including toileting, hygiene, dressing, eating and providing minor medical support.
• Able to provide support for all children ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
• Able to work under the instruction/guidance of teaching staff to undertake work/care/support programmes/plans to enable access to learning.
• Able to work as part of a team to ensure high quality provision and care.

We can offer

• A genuinely happy and caring place to work.
• Wonderful children who enjoy learning.
• Friendly, hardworking, dedicated and enthusiastic staff and governors.

Application information

For further information about the school please visit the school website. Applications are made by downloading the following documents and returning the application form:

• Job description and person specification
• Application form
• Childcare disqualification requirements
• DBS Applicant information
• Guidance for safer working practices

Letters informing candidates of interview will be sent by email. The Government’s Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance is observed in safer recruitment practices. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record. This post is subject to enhanced disclosure and a children’s barred list check. Wigan Council and the School Governing Body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Interview date: 2nd or 3rd July 2026. This post is available from 1 September 2026. The salary is Grade G3, 30 hours per week, term-time only plus 3 INSET days.

Supporting documents

• Application Form
• Job Description & Person Specification
• DBS Policy Statement – Schools
• Guidance for Safer Working Practice
• Childcare Disqualification Requirements