Teaching Assistant

Little Lever; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Little Lever School is seeking a Secondary Special Needs Support Teaching Assistant to join the established team. You will support students with additional needs across the learning community, assisting teachers to ensure inclusive practice and helping pupils reach their potential.

The post is permanent with 29 hours per week, term time plus one staff inset day and four 30 minute training sessions held outside of school hours.

Responsibilities

• Work in a variety of ways to ensure that students with additional needs are fully included in the life of the learning community and have equal opportunity to fulfil their potential.

Job description

Secondary Special Needs Support Teaching Assistant

Contract: Permanent

Closing date for applications: 9 November 2026, 9.04am

Interview Date: 16 November 2026

TA2

Permanent

29 hours per week. Term time plus 1 x staff inset day and 4 x 30 minute training sessions held outside of the school day hours.

SNA Allowance £1590pa (pro rata)

Actual Annual Salary (incl SNA allowance) £18,637 - £20,095

‘Helping every person achieve things they never thought they could’

Little Lever School is one of the most improved schools in the country. Our outcomes remain in the top 100 schools nationally for similar schools. In May 2026, our school was graded Strong in Curriculum and Expected in all other areas by OfSTED. We continue to move forward at pace. We are a recognised School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) and Teach First Partner school and support schools from across the Northwest in a range of areas. The systems and structures we have established, our clear expectations and relentless focus on our praise culture, routines and behaviour have created a positive environment where students can learn, and teachers can teach.

This is an exciting time to join Little Lever as we expand, providing the best educational experiences for more pupils. Our ambition is to become ‘the best in class’. We put students at the heart of our thinking and we continue to help every person achieve things they never thought they could!

We are seeking talented, enthusiastic, and passionate Teaching Assistants to join our well-established team. You will be required to work in a variety of ways to ensure that students with additional needs are fully included in the life of the learning community and have equal opportunity to fulfil their potential.

The post is available for an immediate start.

We recognise the people that work within the Lever Academy Trust are the decisive element in helping all our students to achieve great things. We value the wellbeing of our staff and know how important it is to invest in initiatives to support staff wellbeing throughout the school year. We expect the very best from everyone every day and are focused on people. We want our students to achieve the very best outcomes. We ensure our students model our values of being kind, working hard and taking responsibility in all that they do so they are ready to take their place in the world!

The school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and it expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date for applications & shortlisting: 9am Monday 9 th November 2026

Interviews to be held: Week commencing: 16 th November 2026