Special Support Assistant

Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 4DJ

24 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  21 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade C SCP 5-6

Special Support Assistant job summary

Special Support Assistant x2

30 hours per week, Part Time

Fixed Term whilst funding is in place

Term Time Only, 43.6 weeks

Cidari Education and the Governing Body of Baines' Endowed Primary Church of England Primary Academy are seeking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated, conscientious & creative Special Support Assistant, to join our committed & hardworking staff team. This is a wonderful opportunity for the right candidate to become key players in a vibrant primary academy at an exciting part of its school improvement journey.

We can offer you:

• Quality teaching and learning;

• Strong, supportive staff team;

• Clear Christian values underpinning school life

• Happy, hard working and well behaved children;

• Motivated and experienced Governing Body and central Trust team.

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to health and wellbeing support for you and your family

• Access to employee benefits & rewards through Perkbox

• Cycle to work scheme

Can you offer us:

• Well-developed communication skills;

• the essential qualifications and experience as detailed in the person specification, including GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above;

• A commitment to continuous improvement;

• Enthusiasm, adaptability and a positive outlook;

• Willingness to be involved in school life;

• A commitment to our Christian ethos.

Applications will only be accepted on a fully completed application form with supporting letter. CVs will not be accepted.

Please ensure that you refer to the job description and person specification as only those candidates that meet the criteria will be considered for shortlisting.

Closing date: Monday 22nd June 2026 at 5pm

Proposed interview date: Friday 3rd July 2026

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our safer recruitment pre-employment checks on shortlisted candidates.

We are a member of Cidari Multi Academy Trust, established in November 2013, a growing educational trust and part of the Blackburn Diocese. Cidari Education is committed to providing high quality education for all children in our academies based on clearly established Christian values and principles.

Cidari Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. Further information is available below.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 510 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/baines-endowed-church-of-england-primary-academy

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