Hazel Tree Education Recruitment

Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Wigan WN2 3TL

Key information

Pay
Salary not listed
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Contract
Remote working
On-site
Posted date
18 Aug 2026
Closing date
17 Sep 2026

About this role

Hazel Tree Education are currently supporting a Mainstream Secondary School in Leigh.

This rewarding role involves providing 1:1 support in the mornings to a pupil with Special Educational Needs who is working at primary age level. In the afternoons, you will support other students with EHC

Ps on both a 1

1 basis and in small group settings, helping them to access learning and achieve their full potential.

Working hours- Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 3.15pm.

The school is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and is well-regarded in the local area. It has high expectations of its students and boasts a creative and caring culture with high levels of pupil achievement alongside cultivating the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of its students.

The ideal candidate will

Hold a Teaching and Learning Level 2 or 3 qualification OR evidence of recent classroom experience

Be flexible, adaptable and work on own initiative

Be patient, calm and kind order to form positive, trusting relationships with pupils

Have a clear and current DBS on the Update Service or willing to obtain one

Confidently manage challenging behaviours

Have SEND Experience

In return, we can offer

Competitive rates of pay – all pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay, depeding on experience and qualification level

Generous refer a friend scheme

Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period)

Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations) – we make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to

To find out more about Hazel Tree Education and why we’re the first-choice agency for education staff and schools, visit www.hazel-tree.co.ukor find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Hazel Tree Education is an education specific recruitment organisation, specialising in short-term, temporary, and flexible supply work in mainstream schools and alternative provisions around the North West. We, and the settings we work with, are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. Please be advised that applicants will be subject to online searches as part of our due diligence checks and our ongoing commitment to safeguarding.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.