Educational Assistant

The Together Trust; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + holidays

Pension scheme

Sick pay

Enhanced parental leave

Discount platform

Death in service

Blue Light Card

Real living wage

Refer a friend

Training & development

Long service awards

Wellbeing programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Inclusive networks

Job summary

The Together Trust is recruiting Educational Assistants for Inscape House School in Cheadle. You will support teachers and help autistic children access learning in a safe, inclusive setting.

Join a team focused on safeguarding, development and well‑being, with opportunities for training and career progression across our Trust. This on‑site role includes a generous benefits package and supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Passion for working with children and supporting young people.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Positive, patient and empathetic approach to working with children with special needs.
• Flexibility to handle changing circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, supportive and stimulating classroom environment.
• Promote safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.
• Support the classroom teacher with resources and managing the environment.
• Assist with implementing individual education plans and learning materials.
• Perform admin tasks such as record keeping and organising activities.
• Carry out other duties as required by leadership.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Patience

Flexibility

Job description

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

We believe that everyone deserves a chance to learn and space to thrive and that the right education can change lives. You’ll help break down barriers to education for young people, helping them learn and grow at their own pace.

As one of the

UK's best employers We are seeking to recruit Educational Assistants within Inscape House School which is a specialist day school for autistic children and young people aged 5 to 19 years.

You will play a crucial role in supporting teachers and helping our young people to conquer barriers and surpass expectations in an inclusive environment.

Location: Inscape House School, Cheadle

Key responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, supportive and stimulating classroom environment
• Responsible for promoting safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.
• Support the classroom teacher in preparing resources and manging the classroom environment
• Assist with implementing individual education plans and learning materials to meet the needs of our young people
• Administrative task such as record keeping and organising learning activities
• Other duties as required by the Trust or by the line manager and other senior leaders

About you

• Genuine passion for working with children and supporting young people
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate and work as part of a team
• Positive, patient, and empathetic approach to working with children with special needs
• Flexibility approach in dealing with changing circumstances
• Relevant qualification or training is desirable but not essential.
• An understanding of autism and neurodiversity

Annual leave – 27 days’ holiday plus 8 bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.

Generous pension scheme – a minimum company pension contribution of 4%.

Occupational sick pay and family-friendly policies, including

enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.

Reward and Discount platform – offering discounts on high street shopping, travel and insurance.

Generous death in service benefit – up to 6 times basic salary.

• Eligibility to apply for a

Blue Light Card.

• Proud to be a

real living wage employer.

Refer a friend scheme – be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.

training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.

Long service awards – vouchers and extra holiday.

• Promotion of

wellbeing across the organisation, including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and a free weekly yoga session, in person or online.

• Access to our

Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults in your household.

Inclusive networks for colleagues to join if they’d like to (Disability & Neurodiversity Action Group, Race Equality Network, Proud Together (LGBTQ+ group), Together for Men, Women Together).

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults is a priority for all employees

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.

If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you

This role will expire 14th November - This role could close early, please don't hesitate to apply.

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA 1974)

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

This role will involve regulated activity.