Primary SEND Teaching Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Oasis Academy Harpur Mount in Manchester is seeking a dedicated SEND Teaching Assistant to join our inclusive academy. The role is 35 hours per week, term-time only plus INSET days, on a one-year contract to 31 December 2027, with NJC Support Staff SCP 7-11 and pension.

You will support a small group of children with complex needs under the direction of a class teacher in a SEND learning base, developing positive relationships and helping pupils to make progress.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with complex needs in a SEND setting.
• Be able to work under direction of a class teacher in a SEND learning base.
• Commitment to safeguarding and DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Support a small group of children with complex needs.
• Work under direction of a class teacher in a SEND learning base.
• Promote inclusive education and positive behaviour.

Skills

Resilient

Reflective

Inclusive

Nurturing

Kind

Consistent

Job description

Oasis Academy Harpur Mount are seeking to appoint nurturing, skilled and enthusiastic SEND Teaching Assistant to join our great Academy. Start date: TBC initially on a one year contract until 31st December 2027 to be reviewed Salary Grade: NJC Support Staff SCP point 7-11 + Pension Scheme Hours: 35 hours per week, Term Time Only plus INSET days Interviews to be held on Monday 23rd November 2026 - times to be confirmed

About the Academy

At Oasis Academy Harpur Mount, we are incredibly proud to be able to provide education to our students in a beautiful and inspirational environment. The Academy is rich with history, built in 1904 and opened by Emmeline Pankhurst, it boasts cutting-edge equipment throughout. We aim to provide a safe, stimulating environment for the holistic development of our students, whilst maintaining excellent relationships with parents and the community. We are proud to have been recognised for our inclusive offer, achieving both our Mentally Healthy Schools award and our School of Sanctuary award.

As a member of our staff team you will be instrumental in promoting and supporting outstanding standards of education and helping create a safe, stimulating and purposeful environment where our children will love to be and will make excellent progress. We want our children to feel equipped and confident about the next stages of their education, and harbour fond memories of their experiences at our Academy. Our vision is to remove any disadvantaged barriers and ensure our children are able to be the best version of themselves.

We are seeking to appoint the right people to join us on this journey. We are proud of the work the Academy is recognised for across the city in leading the way with supporting pupils with a range of needs.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Resilient
• Reflective and inclusive
• Nurturing
• Kind
• Consistent

Our ideal candidate will be able to develop and maintain positive relationships, whilst embracing the challenge of working as a large team. At Oasis we aim to recruit individuals who display the competence and character to drive our schools towards success. We are looking for positive role models who can model and demonstrate effective behaviour management and build intentional relationships in-line with our inclusive vision. The role involves supporting a small group of children with complex needs, where you will work under direction of a class teacher in a SEND learning base..Candidates must show commitment to the Oasis Ethos and be ambassadors for Inclusion, Equality, Healthy Relationships, Hope and Perseverance.

In return for your hard work and dedication we will offer you:

• A supportive environment where talents are valued and nurtured
• A dedicated and supportive team of staff
• A state of the art working environment supporting dynamic teaching and learning
• Amazing children who are eager to learn
• An opportunity to be part of a supportive trust
• Continued professional development and development opportunities within the trust
• Unique, amazing and confident children

Don’t just take our word for it… “Oasis is the perfect name for this extremely hard-working and safe haven in which all pupils are thriving. Pupils make good progress” (Ofsted, September 2014). “Staff have high expectation of pupils. Classrooms are supportive environments where pupils strive to do their best” “Leaders and staff are highly ambitious for pupils. They are highly motivated to improve the life chances of pupils in the local area.” (Ofsted, November 2018) ‘Oasis Harpur Mount provides a safe, caring and inclusive environment in which all children are supported by every member of staff from the minute they arrive at school to when they leave.’ (TISUK Mentally Healthy School Award, November 2022)

Oasis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check