Advanced Teaching Assistant

Advanced Teaching Assistant (ATA) - Green Meadows Academy

Are you an experienced, empathetic and resilient educator skilled at building connections with pupils facing complex barriers to learning?

Green Meadows Academy is seeking a dedicated Advanced Teaching Assistant to join our personalised and therapeutic provision.

This role focuses directly on working with our pupils on a 1:1 (and occasionally 2:1) basis, largely outside of the standard classroom setting. You will deliver tailored, bespoke support to distressed or disengaged learners, de-escalating difficulties and delivering key learning activities.

Green Meadows Academy, part of the Wellspring Academy Trust, is a generic special school based on two sites and 4 partnerships - Green Meadows Primary and Green Meadows Secondary are both based in Guiseley, Leeds.

Key Responsibilities

• 1:1 Support: Deliver tailored sessions outside the classroom to help students manage distress, build self esteem and stay engaged.

• Behaviour & De-escalation: Apply positive behaviour strategies, manage challenging situations safely and help resolve conflict.

• Learning & Progress: Help deliver tailored individual plans and specific subjects (like PSHE), while tracking and reporting pupil progress.

• Classroom Integration: Work with teachers to prepare resources, cover classes during short absences and guide students back into main lessons.

What We Are Looking For

• NVQ Level 2 in Supporting Teaching & Learning (or equivalent, or achievable)

• Willingness to undertake training to meet the requirements of the role e.g. manual handling, first aid training

• Experience working with children and young people

• An awareness of the needs of children and young people with learning, sensory and physical difficulties

• Experience delivering 1:1 or small group interventions for pupils with complex behavioural, emotional or educational needs.

• Good literacy, numeracy, communication and ICT skills.

What We Offer

• Salary: Pay Grade C3 (SCP 19) £32,061 FTE

• Actual Salary: £24,191.97

• Hours of work: 32.5 hours per week, Term Time Only (+5 days). Perfect for work-life balance!

• Training: Specialised SEND training

• Growth: A genuine commitment to your professional development

• The Reward: A career filled with memories and milestones that you helped our pupils achieve.

There is no doubt that this job can be challenging at times, however the rewards are significant. If you want to make a difference to some of the most vulnerable learners in the community, please complete our application form.

• Closing Date 4pm, Wednesday 2 September 2026

• Interviews expected to be held on Tuesday 8 September 2026

• Interview Assessment will include a classroom observation

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview.

Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

All applicants need to complete the Equal Opportunities form. Please complete the attached link when submitting your application http://bit.ly/WATEqualOpportunities

If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.