Key Role Information

Salary
£26,403.00 - £28,142.00 pro rata
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
15/06/2026 09:00
Interview
TBC
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
Grade 4, Points 7 to 11
Department
Support
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
35.00
Weeks per year
39.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant, Level 3 (Hive / Nurture Base Responsibility) to join our dedicated team at Abraham Moss Community School, Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5UF.


The core purpose of the role will be:

To provide emotional, pastoral, and academic support for pupils experiencing EBSA, anxiety, or difficulties accessing mainstream education.

To help create and maintain a safe, calm, and nurturing environment where pupils feel supported, regulated, and ready to learn.

To support pupils in developing confidence, resilience, emotional regulation, and positive relationships in order to improve engagement with school life.

To work collaboratively with staff, families, and external professionals to support successful reintegration into mainstream lessons and improve pupil outcomes.

Key responsibilities:

Build positive, trusting, and consistent relationships with pupils experiencing anxiety, emotional needs, EBSA, or barriers to school attendance and engagement.

Support pupils on an individual and small-group basis within The Hive and, where appropriate, during planned reintegration into mainstream lessons.

Help create and maintain a calm, safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment that promotes emotional wellbeing, engagement, and readiness to learn.

Leading and delivering targeted 1:1 and small-group interventions to support pupils’ emotional regulation, social skills, resilience, confidence, and engagement with learning.


For more information about the role please contact us on 0161 532 5400 or email noelinetaker@abrahammoss.co.uk.

Thank you again for your interest in working for The Dean Trust. We look forward to hearing from you.


We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.



Benefits

Health Care Cash Plan
We are excited to be part of the Simplyhealth Care Cash Plan. The Trust will fund membership for all employees to receive money back on healthcare services.
High Street Benefits and Discounts
Access to a variety of shopping discounts at national online and high street retailers.
Pension and Death in Service Benefit
Automatic enrolment into either the Teachers Pensions Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme for non-teaching employees.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Recognition Awards
Financial awards in recognition of long serving employees.

Qualifications

GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 (A-C) or equivalentessential
Degree or equivalent qualificationdesirable
NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent in relevant disciplinedesirable

Skills

Leadership

Adaptable - ability to adapt style to a variery of situations and peopleessential

Personal Attributes

Ability to work collaboratively and lead a teamessential
Dedicatedessential
Ability to work effectively with pupils, staff, parents and members of the communityessential
Unwavering commitment to improving the life-chances of young peopleessential
Reliable, honest and trustworthyessential
Self-disciplined and able to reflect and learn in order develop wisdom and understandingessential
Integrityessential
Advocacy, facilitation and negotiation skills essential
Focusedessential

Abraham Moss Community School

Noeline Taker

noelinetaker@abrahammoss.co.uk

Crescent Road
Crumpsall
Manchester
Manchester
M8 5UF

Safeguarding Information

The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.


This post involves working with children, young people, vulnerable adults or is a position of trust. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found at the Disclosure and Barring Service website (www.gov.uk/dbs). Any failure to disclose the appropriate information could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the organisation. Please note that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.