Advanced Teaching Assistant - Alternative Provision
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 March 2026 |
| Location: | Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | b2cb64cc-d9a9-402a-8e5c-bd83d7b38e0c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Please note, this role is based at Outwood Alternative Provision Eston which is situated next to Outwood Academy Normanby
Role:Advanced Teaching Assistant
Academy:Outwood Alternative Provision Eston
Start Date:As soon as possible
Salary (Actual Salary):£18,964 to £19,845 per annum.
Working Pattern:30 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday, Term Time only plus 5 days
About the role:
Are you a highly skilled, adaptable professional with the emotional resilience to thrive in a fast-paced Alternative Provision? Join us as an Advanced Teaching Assistant, a role that is as challenging as it is profoundly rewarding. You will be a cornerstone of our classroom, delivering targeted interventions and high-quality learning activities to students who have often found mainstream education a barrier, including those with SEND/Social Emotional and Mental Health needs. In this role, you aren’t just supporting academics; you are building trusted relationships and providing the consistency our students need to re-engage with their learning.
Welcome from the Principal:
Thank you for your interest in the vacancy at Outwood Alternative Provision Eston.
We are a unique centre providing a safe and nurturing environment for vulnerable students who exhibit challenging behaviours and are at risk of exclusion. Our dedicated staff is passionate about providing bespoke, additional support to ensure behavioural, social, emotional, or mental health challenges are never a barrier to success.
With smaller class sizes and an adapted curriculum, we prioritise personal development and student well-being without compromising academic progress. We hold unconditional positive regard for our students, considering strong professional relationships as our first intervention. Our goal is to ensure all students succeed and transition to their next stage with confidence and self-belief.
If you believe every student deserves a champion and share The Outwood vision of raising standards and transforming lives, we would be delighted to welcome you to our team.
What the school offers its staff
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
• Secure Pay & Pension:Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Training & Progression:Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
• Flexibility & Leave:Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff.(Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
• Wellbeing & Perks:Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Please note, this role is based at Outwood Alternative Provision Eston which is situated next to Outwood Academy Normanby
Role:Advanced Teaching Assistant
Academy:Outwood Alternative Provision Eston
Start Date:As soon as possible
Salary (Actual Salary):£18,964 to £19,845 per annum.
Working Pattern:30 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday, Term Time only plus 5 days
About the role:
Are you a highly skilled, adaptable professional with the emotional resilience to thrive in a fast-paced Alternative Provision? Join us as an Advanced Teaching Assistant, a role that is as challenging as it is profoundly rewarding. You will be a cornerstone of our classroom, delivering targeted interventions and high-quality learning activities to students who have often found mainstream education a barrier, including those with SEND/Social Emotional and Mental Health needs. In this role, you aren’t just supporting academics; you are building trusted relationships and providing the consistency our students need to re-engage with their learning.
Welcome from the Principal:
Thank you for your interest in the vacancy at Outwood Alternative Provision Eston.
We are a unique centre providing a safe and nurturing environment for vulnerable students who exhibit challenging behaviours and are at risk of exclusion. Our dedicated staff is passionate about providing bespoke, additional support to ensure behavioural, social, emotional, or mental health challenges are never a barrier to success.
With smaller class sizes and an adapted curriculum, we prioritise personal development and student well-being without compromising academic progress. We hold unconditional positive regard for our students, considering strong professional relationships as our first intervention. Our goal is to ensure all students succeed and transition to their next stage with confidence and self-belief.
If you believe every student deserves a champion and share The Outwood vision of raising standards and transforming lives, we would be delighted to welcome you to our team.
What the school offers its staff
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
• Secure Pay & Pension:Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Training & Progression:Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
• Flexibility & Leave:Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff.(Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
• Wellbeing & Perks:Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.