Teaching Assistant Level 2

Wigan

Term Time

£11,478 - £11,842

Temporary

Expires 09/11/2025

Aspull Church Primary School

Bolton Road

Aspull

Wigan

WN2 1QT

Salary: Grade 3, £11,478 - £11,842 per annum. £ £13.26 per hour

20 hours per week, term time plus 1 week working 39 weeks per year

10.30am 2:30pm (Potential flexibility around working hours)

This role is a temporary position within our EYFS/Year 1 class due to additional special educational needs and is linked to SEN funding

Required As Soon As Possible

"We shine like stars to achieve and make a difference in the world, knowing that with God, all things are possible."

Aspull Church Primary School is a joint Anglican/Methodist School. Our Governors are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated Teaching Assistant, who has experience of working with children with additional needs. This role may involve attending to personal care and hygiene issues with individual children.

If you believe that you are the person we are looking for, then we welcome your application.

You will:

• Uphold and further develop the strong Christian ethos of the school.
• Be passionate about helping children learn.
• Have experience and are able to support children with SEN.
• Be an excellent communicator.
• Has good personal numeracy and literacy skills and has an awareness of the school curriculum.

The children are looking for someone who:

• Will help us achieve our very best.
• Is kindhearted, respectful and caring.
• Will enable us to continue to shine like stars.
• Is a patient, proactive individual who is committed to exceptional working practices for all of our children.
• Is passionate about young children's learning no matter where the child may be on their educational journey.
• Can use their initiative to work independently and flexibly in the classroom environment
• Is caring and flexible and who has experience of working with children from all walks of life.

In return we can offer:

• An award-winning school recognised as 'outstanding' by SIAMS and 'good' by OFSTED 2022.
• A supportive and dedicated team of Governors with wide ranging skills and expertise.
• The opportunity to work in an environment recognised for its family Christian ethos.
• Well behaved, polite and hard-working children with engaged and supportive families.
• Staff who are caring, innovative and willing to go the extra mile.

Applications are returnable to or Mr Howard Smout, Headteacher, Aspull Church Primary School, Bolton Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1QT.

Aspull Church Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required for this post.

As part of the shortlisting process, our school will consider carrying out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may want to explore at interview.

If you require any further information, please contact the school on Tel:

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Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 17th November 2025

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

To view the details relating to this position and to access the application form, please click the links below:

• Job Description and Person Specification
• Childcare Disqualification Requirements
• DBS Policy Statement Schools
• Guidance for Safer Work Practices
• Application Form

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