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Salary: School Support Scale 7 – 11 (FTE £25,584 - £27,269). Actual Salary £19,416 - £20,695

Start Date: 1^st September 2025
Contract Type: Permanent, 32.5 hours per week, Term Time Only

Location: Kingsway Park High School, Turf Hill Road, Rochdale, OL16 4XA

We are looking to appoint a teaching assistant, with a passion for supporting and empowering SEN students and those with SEMH needs. You will work predominantly in classrooms working with children identified as SEND, including students with EHCPs. Other times you may be required to provide some additional intervention to support individualised needs, including pre learning, over learning, social and communication intervention, co regulation techniques and SEMH intervention. 

This role is open to someone with a passion for inclusion and may be a primary colleague looking for a new challenge, a someone in the care profession looking to explore what mainstream high school can offer for students with a range of SEND needs, or a youth worker with an interest in developing SEND provision, or even someone with a passion for equality and equity who feel you can make a difference to the achievement and progress to the young people at KPHS. 

Kingsway Park High School was established in 2010 and joined the Altus Education Partnership in February 2022. We are very proud of the high-quality facilities, resources, and environment that we provide for both staff and students.  At Kingsway Park High School we strive to transform students’ lives.  Through our relationships, we endeavour to instil both resilience and an intrinsic motivation to become confident, creative and highly skilled students, capable of meeting tomorrow’s challenges head on. We strive to establish a culture rooted in achievement and progress that encourages our students to grow academically, personally and socially; equipping them with the values of equality, fairness and openness. We pride ourselves on our relentless drive to achieve outstanding, high quality teaching that provides a safe, supportive and encouraging environment for all our students to be able to realise their academic potential in pursuit of educational excellence.

To apply, please complete the Altus Education Partnership application form and return to recruitment@altusep.com.

For more information visit: www.altusep.com.

Applications should be returned no later than 12pm (midday) on 17^th July 2025.

Interviews are expected to take place on 21^st July 2025.

Altus Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

In accordance with the recommendations set out in KCSIE the Trust carries out online searches on shortlisted candidates.

References will be requested if you are shortlisted for interview.