Advanced Teaching Assistant

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Blackbrook; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

25 days holiday

Job summary

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is seeking an Advanced Teaching Assistant to support student achievement across all learning platforms. You will monitor progress, implement development plans, and assist diverse learner needs, including SEND and EAL.

You will deliver interventions, support in exams and visits, and help create individual development plans while maintaining safeguarding and confidentiality. A Level 3 qualification is required.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification relating to working with children and young people.
• Experience supporting students with SEND or EAL and delivering targeted interventions.
• Proficient with educational ICT packages (SIMS, o'Cloud, Praising Stars).
• Strong communication and safeguarding awareness is essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and record student progress and support the teacher with assessments.
• Deliver targeted learning activities and short-term interventions.
• Provide cover and support in learning environments and during exams.
• Support students with SEND/EAL and assist in development of individual plans where appropriate.

Skills

SEND support

EAL support

ICT proficiency

Student progress monitoring

Interventions delivery

Education

Level 3 qualification relating to children

Tools

SIMS

o'Cloud

Praising Stars

Job description

Clipsley Lane, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0JG

Pay:

Meets national minimum wage

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

07/09/2026

About this job

What skills and experience we're looking for Are you a highly skilled and adaptable professional ready to take on a complex role supporting student achievement across all learning platforms?

Join us as an Advanced Teaching Assistant, crucial in delivering targeted interventions and high-quality learning activities to individuals and small groups, both physically and online.

This is an opportunity for an experienced individual to monitor progress, implement statutory development plans, and support diverse student needs, including those with SEND, EAL, and gifted/talented status.

You will be integral to the teaching cycle, implementing planned learning activities, supporting the teacher in monitoring and recording student progress, and providing constructive feedback to students.

You will support students with special educational needs (SEND) or English as an additional language (EAL), assisting in the development of individual plans like One Page Profiles and EHCPs.

Duties also include providing short-term cover for learning environments, supporting the implementation of individual development plans (like EHCPs), managing resources, and invigilating exams.

Duties include supporting student social and emotional well-being, assisting with eating, dressing, and hygiene where required, and providing cover and assistance in intervention settings like the Bridge and PLC. You will also assist in escorting and supervising students on educational visits and invigilate formal examinations.

Candidates must hold a Level 3 qualification relating to working with children and young people.

Essential experience includes working flexibly to meet business needs, working in a school setting or with children/young people, and previous experience supporting students in small group or one-to-one situations.

You must be skilled in delivering interventions and highly proficient in a range of educational ICT packages, such as SIMS, o'Cloud, and Praising Stars.

Effective communication, confidentiality, and the ability to relate empathetically to students and recognise potential safeguarding concerns are also necessary.

What the school offers its staff About Us Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE). What will we do for you?

We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:

Secure Pay & Pension:Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Training & Progression:Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.

Flexibility & Leave:Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)

Wellbeing & Perks:Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

Further details about the role We reserve the right to close advertisements early.

Advertisements will therefore close at 12 noon, either on the advertised closing date, or the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is an education charity and not-for-profit sponsor of primary, junior and secondary academies.

We are a dynamic organisation, recognised nationally as one of the highest performing family of schools in the North of England, and we currently sponsor over 40 schools.

Our educational blueprint has been developed through leading and supporting schools over many years.

We have used this successful blueprint to sponsor academies and has a transformational effect on children’s life chances within very quick timescales.

We feel strongly that academies should enhance the education provision of the community they serve, in addition to driving up standards and playing a central role in regeneration.

This is because we believe that improving the life chances of young people is essential to developing a strong local and national economy.

We are now comprised of over 40 schools who work together to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education.

We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of children in our care, including the most vulnerable or challenging.

Commitment to safeguarding Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

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