Job Description

Peripatetic SEN Teaching Assistant Level 2???

Trust Appointment (Northwest Hub)??

35 hours per week, Term Time Only (39.6 weeks)?

Grade 3 (p.6 - p.11) 25,183 - 27,269 (pro rota to hours worked) plus 8% SEN allowance?

Permanent Opportunity??

The Harmony Trust is a strong Multi Academy Trust with academies in Oldham, Tameside, Rochdale and Derby. We are looking for a motivated, passionate and skilled SEN Teaching assistant to join our Inclusion Team. The successful candidate will initially be deployed to one of our Oldham Academies.

Our Vision and Values

The Harmony Trust has the highest aspirations for its pupils, parents and staff members. We work hard to ensure that every child achieves especially those with Special Educational Needs. Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education that gives our children the very best chance of succeeding in life.? Parents are very important to achieving this vision and we aim to work in partnership with them to ensure that all our children Believe Achieve Succeed. Our aim is to ensure that children at our academies enjoy the best education from the early years to the end of the primary stage.? We believe that school should be a place where every child achieves and makes progress in their learning. We believe in the importance of children developing well-being and high self-esteem if they are to learn and do well.

We also believe in The Harmony Trust being an organisation where?Learning Matters?and where children become confident learners and staff are committed to learning and education.? We have a great team of people working in our Academies.? We aim to retain them by investing in professional development, offering opportunities to work across the Trust ensuring Harmony is a great place to work.

Development Opportunity

The Board of Trustees wish?to provide?an opportunity for an enthusiastic Peripatetic SEN Teaching Assistant to work in as part of the Inclusion Hub across our Oldham academies. Deployment will initially be within an Oldham Inclusion Hub however future deployment could be supporting children in any of our academies in the Northwest area or via an Inclusion Hub provision.???

The successful candidate will:?

A passion and commitment to working with children with Special Educational Needs Understanding of the barriers to learning that children with special educational needs may face and be able to use effective strategies to support them Experience of developing learning resources that scaffold and support learning Awareness of child development and knowledge of how children learn Experience of?working with or caring for children of a relevant age to those in the school Communication skills to liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience Literacy and Numeracy skills equivalent to Level 1 of the National Qualification & Credit Framework Completion of Department for Education Teaching Assistant Induction Programme (or?to complete within first term)
We can offer you:?

the?opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence friendly?and supportive staff, parents and trustees, a?commitment to high quality professional development, opportunity?for future career development & progression within the Trust's portfolio of schools?and?most importantly the?chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference
The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.????

Full details of the Trust's recruitment and selection processes can be found in our Safer Recruitment policy: Safer Recruitment Policy

Closing Date:?11.59pm on Wednesday 16th July 2025

For full details, please visit The Harmony Trust website - Job search

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,183.00-27,269.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 16/07/2025
Reference ID: Peripatetic SEN Teaching Assistant Level 2