Special Support Assistant - Level 3

Brookhouse Primary School, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 6NY

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 30 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - to 31/08/2025 with a view to extending
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,409 to £29,093 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details

What the school offers its staff

Brookhouse Primary School is dedicated to appointing the best possible candidate for this position. Our motto for all the children and staff is ‘Be the best you can be’.

The successful candidate will be expected to uphold the School motto in all that they do, showing politeness and kindness to everyone. They will have the ability to motivate and inspire those that they work with, demonstrating a flexible and caring approach.

We offer:

• A friendly and welcoming school where excellence is valued and celebrated

• Happy, friendly children
• A strong and supportive leadership team
• Opportunities to share and develop good practice
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support)
• A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.

Candidates are more than welcome to look around school. Please contact Fatima Seedat on the e-mail below to arrange a viewing.

Application packs are available to download from the website. Completed applications should be returned to: fatima.seedat@brookhouse.blackburn.sch.uk

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to fatima.seedat@brookhouse.blackburn.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SSA Level 3 - JDPS.pdf - 221 KB (opens in new tab)

About Brookhouse Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 263 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Brookhouse Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: fatima.seedat@brookhouse.blackburn.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01254 666050
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brookhouse-primary-school (opens in new tab)

TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW

Brookhouse Primary School is dedicated to appointing the best possible candidate for this position. Our motto for all the children and staff is ‘Be the best you can be’.

The successful candidate will be expected to uphold the School motto in all that they do in this role, showing politeness and kindness to everyone. They will have the ability to motivate and inspire those that they work with, demonstrating a flexible and caring approach.

Application packs are available to download from our website - https://www.brookhouseprimary.co.uk/

Completed applications should be returned to: fatima.seedat@brookhouse.blackburn.sch.uk


This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This 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 and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

Please note, in line with Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSIE) 2024, an on-line search will be conducted as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Arranging a visit to Brookhouse Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email fatima.seedat@brookhouse.blackburn.sch.uk.

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