Level 2 Teaching Assistant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Bury
TYPE
Temporary
LEVEL
Entry-level
SALARY
£25,989 / year
CATEGORY
Education
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Teaching Assistant SEND EHCP 1:1 Support Childcare Safeguarding

FULL DESCRIPTION

Join our team a Level 2 Teaching Assistant SEND! The candidate will play a vital role in school to support a pupil with an EHCP on a 1:1 basis through their educational and emotional development.

Level 2 Teaching Assistant job summary

Join our team a Level 2 Teaching Assistant SEND!

School: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk], Mile Lane, Bury BL8 2JH

Directorate: Forward As One CE Multi Academy Trust Bolton

Reporting to: Headteacher

Grade: NJC04 – NJC06 £25,185 - £25,989 per annum pro rata

Hours: 27.5 hours per week. Term time only

Contract: Temporary

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: Friday 1st May 2026 - 9.00am

Interviews: TBC

We are looking for a motivated, committed and enthusiastic candidate to join our team at [Employer hidden]. The candidate will play a vital role in school to support a pupil with an EHCP on a 1:1 basis through their educational and emotional development.

We can offer you a well- established team of highly professional and dedicated staff who work as one team in the best interests of our children.

At Greenhill we offer an engaging, inclusive and broad education to all our children. We also pride ourselves on creating a school environment that is safe and caring, taking account of children’s needs and circumstances in how we both educate and support our children.

We have a hard working and caring staff team who are dedicated to the children in their care. As well as teachers and teaching assistants, we have a wonderful pastoral team, including our SENDCo, trauma informed practitioner and mental health first aider. We are committed to supporting and educating the whole child!

We value our relationship with our school community and see it as a privilege to be able to help shape our children’s futures with families, parents and carers.

We will offer:

  • a warm, welcoming environment in which everyone is valued;
  • enthusiastic and well-motivated children who are eager to learn;
  • A strong team of dedicated staff.
  • a highly skilled, committed staff team and a supportive Governing Body who prioritise workload and staff well-being;
  • A supportive community of parents and carers, who want to work with us to give their children a successful start in life.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange an appointment on [contact hidden]

For any queries, please contact [contact hidden]

Safeguarding Statement:

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before appointment is confirmed.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange an appointment on [contact hidden]

For any queries, please contact [contact hidden]

Safeguarding Statement:

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before appointment is confirmed.

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.

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