Teaching Assistant

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Thank you for your interest in our job vacancy. Please complete the application as fully as possible and explain any gaps in your employment history. We would like to understand more about how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the job description and person specification for the role.

Teaching Assistant – Grade 6, Permanent

35 hours per week

39 weeks per year, which include INSET days

Salary Range - £28,598 to £31,022(FTE), £14.82 to £16.08 per hour (pay award pending)

We are seeking applications from candidates for the role of Teaching Assistant (including class cover), or TA6. As the post is at Grade 6, applicants should have the ability to occasionally cover a whole class.

Please note – this could be a grade 6 in any class across the school

The successful applicant will have:

• a minimum of NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• experience in a special school or resource provision
• an understanding that different pupils require different approaches and an ability to adapt responses according to pupil need
• personal resilience and a team attitude
• ambition for our pupils to help them be the best they can in all areas

We can offer:

• Training in supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
• A supportive wellbeing policy
• An experienced and skilled team and supportive supervision process
• The opportunity to make a positive contribution to the lives of pupils with SEND

The school is committed to equality and diversity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment.

Closing date: 9am, Friday 30 October 2026

Interview: Week commencing 9 November 2026

For further information regarding this role, please contact admin@dorinpark.cheshire.sch.uk.