Level 3 Teaching Assistant

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
As soon as possible

21 February 2025

**Job overview**:
**The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of**

**Level 3 Teaching Assistant (SEN)**

**New Bridge School**

**NJC scale points 12-17**

**£27,711 - £30,060 per annum (full time, full year salary)**

**£20,737- £22,495 per annum (actual salary, pro rata)**

**SEN Allowance £1,491 per annum**

**Commencing as soon as possible**

Part of the wider New Bridge Multi Academy Trust (MAT), New Bridge School is a generic special needs school for pupils and students between the ages of 11 and 19 across three sites within Oldham.

The school has an Outstanding rated provision which caters for 380 pupils with a wide range of SEND, from moderate learning difficulties to profound and multiple learning difficulties, including severe and complex learning difficulties. The school also caters for pupils with physical disabilities, multisensory impairments, visual impairments, hearing impairments and specific conditions including autism spectrum condition. All pupils have an EHC plan. In order to cater to the needs of the range of pupils the school has developed a range of different provisions. We have vacancies in 4 of these provisions and an overview of each is provided below.

The Trustees are looking to appoint a resilient and enthusiastic Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join our dynamic, growing and committed staff team in the following area:
**Main Body Key Stage 3**:
**Applicants should be able to demonstrate how they meet the following essential criteria**:

- Minimum 3 years’ experience of supporting young people with complex needs and/or a range of learning difficulties within an SEN setting.
- Experience of supporting teaching and learning activities for students including the preparation and organisational processes involved in the day to day running of a lesson.
- Experience of working in partnership with classroom teachers to differentiate appropriate interventions for students in relation to the curriculum.
- Experience of delivering bespoke interventions to individuals or small groups of learners.
- Experience of providing cover in the short-term absence of the class teacher.
- Experience of monitoring and assessing student progress and engagement; and providing regular feedback to stakeholders.
- Experience of supporting young people to overcome barriers to their personal, social or learning development from a pastoral perspective.
- A nurturing and empathetic approach to behaviour management.
- The physical and emotional resilience to support pupils with complex needs, taking a non-judgemental approach and understanding that all behaviour is a form of communication.
- Experience of intervening to support students in crisis or trauma by using either emotional or educational support.
- The ability to build relationships with students, families and key partners around the students.
- Experience of supervising students over lunch and break times as directed.
- The ability to work as part of a team using own initiative when needed.
- Willingness to participate in own professional development.

Although based initially at our Roman Road site, all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group
- We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment._

**Salary: NJC Scale points 12-17: £27,711 - £30,060 per annum (full time, full year salary)**

**Actual salary: £20,737 - £22,495 per annum (pro rata)**

**Allowance: SEN allowance £1,491 per annum**

**Status: Permanent**

**Contracted hours: 32 hours 55 minutes per week / term time only (190 days)**

**Based: Initially based at New Bridge School, Roman Road, Hollinwood, OL8 3PH**

**Closing Date: Friday 21st February (9am)**

**Interviews: To be confirmed**

**Further info: Debbie Birch-Hall, Deputy Head of School**

**About**New Bridge School**:
**New Bridge School**
- Roman Road, Oldham
- Lancashire
- OL8 3PH
- United Kingdom

+44 161 883 2401