Ancillary Assistants (part time and full time)
Horton Lodge Community Special School, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8RB11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
25 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 08:45 to 15:45 with 30 minute lunch
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SCP 3 FTE £24,027 (to Pro-Rata: Part-Time, 37 hour rate & Term Time Only)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Ancillary Assistant – Join Our Supportive Team!
Are you passionate about working with children and supporting their development? Horton Lodge Special School is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Ancillary Assistants to join our team.
Positions available
- 2 days / 13 hours per week (Thursday and Friday 08:45-15:45). Permanent
- 1 full time / 32.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 08:45-15:45). Fixed term until July 2026 with the view to make permanent dependant on funding.
About the role
As an Ancillary Assistant, you will work under the direct instruction of teaching staff, providing essential support to both pupils and teachers in the classroom. You will play a key role in ensuring a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for pupils with diverse needs. Responsibilities include:
- Encourage interaction and engagement in activities led by teachers
- Assist children with personal, health and self-help needs
- Supervise and support pupils, ensuring safety
- Help prepare and maintain classroom environments and displays
- Support teachers with pupil record-keeping and administrative tasks
- Prepare and maintain learning resources and general equipment
- Participate in training sessions and professional development
What we’re looking for
We are seeking a friendly, organised, and proactive individual who:
- Has experience working with or caring for children of primary school age (or willingness to learn)
- Is confident and approachable with strong communication skills
- Can relate well to both children and adults
- Is adaptable, willing to take on a variety of tasks, and eager to learn
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer
- Happy, enthusiastic pupils
- The opportunity to work in a beautiful location and welcoming school environment
- A supportive and passionate team dedicated to pupil success
- Training and professional development
- A generous Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to health and wellbeing support through the Thinkwell scheme
Further details about the role
Your application should include:
- Application Form
- Recruitment Monitoring Form
- An accompanying letter (max one A4 page) outlining your motivation, skills, experience, and suitability for this role
Commitment to safeguarding
Horton Lodge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to bloor.l@hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Horton Lodge Community Special School
- School type
- Special school, ages 2 to 11
- School size
- 60 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Horton Lodge Community Special School website
- Email address
- office@hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01538 306214
Horton Lodge Community Primary School is a maintained special school for children aged 2-11 years with physical disabilities, associated learning difficulties and a range of complex needs including communication, sensory, and health. Horton Lodge is a small and friendly school with incredibly passionate staff who are constantly striving for the very best for our pupils.
We are offering the opportunity to work in our innovative school in a beautiful setting with wonderful pupils who are happy and enthusiastic about learning. We have a skilled and highly dedicated staff team and a very supportive Governing Body. Appropriate training and support will be offered to the successful candidate to ensure they are successful in their duties.
We are looking for a candidate with the following:
• High professional standards and expectations
• Excellent teaching and classroom practice
• Knowledge of curriculum developments, assessment procedures and educational initiatives within a specialist SEND setting
• The ability to lead a team of support staff and to inspire, challenge and motivate others across the school
• Commitment to making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
Arranging a visit to Horton Lodge Community Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk.
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