Teaching Assistant

Billing Brook Special School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8EZ

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  24 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  23 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,613.00 - £20,561.00 Annually (Actual) This salary is based on a 33.5 hour week, 39 weeks term-time working.

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are a busy all special educational needs school and looking to recruit fantastic Teaching Assistants to work in our school. Although not a prerequisite SEN experience will be welcome, however your 'can do' approach and willingness to actively join in are a really important asset that you will bring to the school. We are recruiting for Level 2 Teaching Assistants but we are also looking for experienced Level 4 Teaching Assistants who can join us and start supporting our amazing pupils and team from the get-go.

Billing Brook strives to give all our pupils the best education support and that’s how you can fit in.

Our TA posts are suited to those who are really passionate about working with pupils who have special educational needs and making a real difference to their lives. Previous experience would be desirable but not essential whereas your willingness to learn is vital to your success at Billing Brook School.

We welcome applications from candidates who have:

Excellent interpersonal skills and you relate to children and young people.

A good understanding of and demonstrate a genuine interest in supporting children with special educational needs

Practical experience or sound knowledge of children with autism in the classroom

Ideally good basic Level 2 English and Maths or demonstrating equivalent experience

A good team player

Successful applicants may be required to undertake further training, occasionally taking place when the school is closed.

We welcome applications from experienced candidates or those who are starting out their career and are willing to learn and grow within the school. We will also consider applications from new graduates who want SEND experience before embarking on their future teaching career and hopefully staying with us as they grow and develop.

All TA posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance check as well as an acceptable health check and 2 references from previous employers that are satisfactory to the school and an essential part of our safer recruitment processes.

The positions are for 33.5 hours per week for 39 weeks of the year with an option to do an extra hour each week. Please note that we will consider part-time working but this requires working three days per week. Due to the needs of our students we cannot offer a reduced working day and our core school hours are 0830-1530.

BBS SCP point 4 - 7 (£19,613 to £20,561 based on a 39 week term-time contract working 33.5 hours per week which includes 5 training days)

Benefits: Sick Pay; Local Government Pension scheme available; free car parking; training and development, subsidised school lunches; wellbeing sessions; Employee Assistance Programme; Cycle to Work Scheme

Please use the criteria as a guide to help you complete your supporting statement.

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 Billing Brook Special School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 256 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Billing Brook Special School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/billing-brook-special-school-northampton

Billing Brook is an all age special school for pupils aged 4 - 18 with a wide range of learning difficulties. This includes moderate or severe learning difficulties; speech, language and communication needs; some medical difficulties and an all age specialist autism provision.

Billing Brook also has a 6th form centre, based a mile away from the main site, where we run our employability café and small shop.

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