SEN Teaching Assistant NEW Valley Special School Posted today Stockport £17,890.85 - £19,069.17[...]

VALLEY SCHOOL

Whitehaven Road

Bramhall

Stockport

SK7 1EN

Tel 0161 439 7343

Email- headteacher@valley.stockport.sch.uk

Job Title : SEN Teaching Assistant

Hours : 30.25

Salary : Scale 4, points 7-11 £25,584.00 - £27,269.00 pro rata is £17,890.85 - £19,069.17

Contract : Permanent

Start date TBA

Valley is an outstanding special school which caters for nursery and primary aged pupils with profound and complex learning difficulties. Some children have autism too.

We wish to appoint a teaching assistant who is

Child-centred in their approach

Sensitive and patient in their dealings with children who have significant special needs and who may, at times, present challenging behaviour

Knowledgeable about, or interested in, working with children who have autism and or profound and complex learning and physical difficulties including complex health needs

Flexible, versatile, positive and proactive

Committed to their own training and development

We have a very low turnover of teaching assistants and when people do leave us it is often to retire or for career progression including teaching, nursing or therapy posts.

The successful candidate will be based in a class with up to 8 pupils.

High quality ongoing training is provided within school for all staff.

Safeguarding is the most important work that we do at Valley School. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Stockport Council - Valuing Diversity

Closing date : 13th July 2025

Tour of school : 17th July at 2.30

Interview date : 22nd July 2025 (morning)

Start Date : 1st September 2025

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