Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Number of Positions: 1
Start Date: 21st September 2026
Salary: £22,442.55 - £23,920.7 per annum

 

We are seeking a compassionate, patient, skilled and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our welcoming team at Oswald Road Primary School.

Please note, the role will include providing 1/1 classroom support to a pupil, in addition to general TA duties.

Oswald Road is a community-minded school with a fantastic reputation for being inclusive and forward-thinking.

We have a very supportive and dedicated staff team who work tirelessly to provide a stimulating, nurturing and safe learning environment where the personalised provision for all children enables them to meet their full potential.

We can offer you:

  • Opportunities for continuing professional development
  • A welcoming, inclusive and friendly environment
  • A school that is at the heart of the local community, in the centre of vibrant Chorlton
  • Term time only contract, meaning you will get school holidays off
  • On-site secure parking

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.


The role requires an experienced key adult, with experience of supporting pupils with autism, anxiety and communication needs, who can provide a relationship of trust.

This key adult will have experience in:

  • Children who stammer;
  • Children who suffer from anxiety;
  • Autistic girls with learning difficulties, specifically slow processing speed; and children who have associated sensory, social, emotional, communication and behavioural difficulties. 


To apply for this job role, please complete the application forms and email it to: e.linton@oswaldroad.manchester.sch.uk
 
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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation