Teaching Assistant Level 1

Green Fold Special School; Farnworth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Green Fold Special School in Bolton is recruiting a permanent Level 1 Teaching Assistant to work 10 hours per week. The post offers a pro rata salary of £25,989 - £28,142 and an actual salary range of £6,014 - £6,513.

The school serves children aged 4-11 with complex needs and provides high quality CPD opportunities. Applicants should demonstrate basic numeracy and literacy, a basic awareness of the curriculum, and a patient, nurturing manner.

Qualifications

• A basic awareness of school curriculum.
• Good personal numeracy and literacy skills.
• Patient, nurturing and caring manner.
• Ability to support children with additional needs in a school setting.

Skills

Basic numeracy

Basic literacy

Patient and caring approach

Understanding of school curriculum

Job description

TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 1

Permanent Level 1 Teaching Assistant’s 10 hours per week TTO
Grade D SCP 6- 11 / £25,989 - £28,142 pro rata
Actual Salary - £6,014 - £6,513

Green Fold is a maintained primary special school that provides the highest quality of education for over 170 children aged 4-11 with a wide variety of highly complex needs including PMLD, SLD and Autism with a range of associated communication, interaction, social, sensory and learning differences.

Our team consists of over 140 school-based practitioners in education, health and care who work tirelessly to ensure that we offer the best holistic education and care to our students and support to their families and the wider community.

Our school is part of The Orchards Federation, a group of three schools working closely together for the benefit of all our pupils, the other members of the Federation are The Orchards Nursery School and Cherry Tree Primary School.
Green Fold is located across 4 sites in Bolton each with specific enabling learning environments closely matched to our learners needs.

In 2025/26 our educational offer is organised in the following way:
The Seedlings provision in Daubhill is the home to our Early Years team, a bespoke provision meeting the needs of our children as they enjoy a bright start on their journey with us.
Our Saplings provision on Lever Edge Lane caters for autistic children in Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2
The Orchards Upper Site in Farnworth provides for children with SLD, PMLD and autism and includes resources such as our hydro pool and full tracking hoists into the classrooms for our PMLD learners who require this support.
At the Orchards Lower Site in Farnworth our provision is focused upon sensory support for our learners with autism in Key Stage 2.

Each of our buildings have excellent facilities and all are equipped with new high specification sensory rooms and other specialist spaces.
We are proud to be recognised as outstanding practitioners in PMLD and complex needs education and are additionally the Autism Education Trust providers for Bolton - we ensure our children are always at the forefront of evidence-based learning.
Green Fold is a place where each pupil is allowed to express themselves as individuals and learn in a style that best meets their needs.
‘

Pupils love coming to Green Fold School. It is a place where all pupils flourish.’ Ofsted November 2023
As a Federation we focus strongly on staff and children’s wellbeing. We can offer you an excellent opportunity to continue your professional development, where you will receive a high level of commitment and support from staff, governors and families.

This is a particularly exciting time to join the school as we continue to expand with projected numbers exceeding 185 by 2026. Green Fold and The Orchards Federation are currently
undergoing significant building works at all sites to ensure the provision is fit for the future.

We can offer:
Working within a high quality specialist setting.
A friendly, supportive, enthusiastic and committed staff team;
Excellent CPD opportunities.
We are looking for a person who can demonstrate:
A basic awareness of school curriculum
Good personal numeracy and literacy skills
A basic awareness of children with additional needs especially within a school setting
A patient, nurturing and caring manner

Closing date: Tuesday 1st September 2026 at 9:00am

Shortlisting: Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Interview Date: Monday 7th September 2026

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.
An equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from all sectors of the community.