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Specialist Support Assistant - Level 3

The Olive School, Blackburn, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6QQ

This job expired on 13 January 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  3 February 2025

• Closing date

  13 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 26 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed Term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790 to £25,183 per annum
• Actual salary: Pro rata £14,983.55 to £15,221.08 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• Level 3 qualification (NVQ level 3 or A level).
• Practical experience of working with children within an educational setting.
• Experience of supporting children within a school context.
• The ability to work one to one, in small groups and with whole classes.
• The ability to plan own role in lessons including how feedback will be provided to pupils and colleagues on pupils’ learning and behaviour.

What the school offers its staff

About The Olive School, Blackburn

The Olive School, Blackburn is a Muslim faith-based, primary school for 4 to 11 year olds, which welcomes pupils from all faiths and none. We opened in 2013 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in June 2015.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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.

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About The Olive School, Blackburn

• School type: Free School, Muslim, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 638 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Olive School, Blackburn website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: zainub.bax3@oliveblackburn.staracademies.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-olive-school-blackburn (opens in new tab)

The Olive School, Blackburn is a 630 place Muslim faith based primary school. The school opened in September 2013 with 90 Reception, 90 Year 1 and 60 Year 2 children. It will build up its pupil numbers year on year. It has a caring, inclusive ethos and welcomes applications from parents and pupils of all faiths and none. Like all Star schools, it has “Leadership” as a specialism.

The school has the highest expectations. Children get one chance for an education and the school is determined to ensure it is the best. High quality teaching and learning opportunities enable children to fulfil their true potential and develop a love for learning.

The Olive School, Blackburn was assessed as “outstanding” in every category at its first Ofsted inspection in June 2015.

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