Teaching Assistant Level 2

Rivington and Blackrod High School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 7RU

144 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as Possible

• Closing date

  16 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,484.00 - £20,015.00 Annually (Actual) Support Pay Scale Grade D SCP6 £18,484 - SCP11 £20,015 per annum, Plus SEN allowance of £1,094 per annum

Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

Teaching Assistant Level 2

Salary: Grade D SCP6 – SCP11

Actual salary £18,484 - £20,015 per annum

Plus SEN Allowance of £1,094

31.75 hours per week, Term Time, Plus 5 days

Monday – Friday , 8.30am – 3.20pm 4 days a week and 8.30am – 3.25pm 1 day a week, with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break each day

The School is looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant, experienced in working with students with special needs, including those with Educational Healthcare Plans and with their families and supporting agencies. Your main role is to provide support to teaching staff and students in a variety of ways; including special needs support and exam invigilation. The successful applicant will potentially work across a range of resource provisions, liaising with teachers, parents and therapists to support the children.

The school has strong links with the local community with a heritage of 450 years and is successful and popular with parents. You will be joining a Staff Team that is committed, welcoming, supportive and friendly. We are an ambitious community committed to young people and supporting them on their journey to achieve their dreams and ambitions.

We strive to meet the needs of every learner; drive them, motivate them and support them to achieve. We celebrate all success and truly believe that every student matters and that it is our job as educators to ensure they know and feel that they matter.

Rivington & Blackrod is part of the Leverhulme Academy Trust and we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential, if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.

A full information pack which includes the job description and person specification is on the Leverhulme Trust website. To apply, please click on the link, and register for an account to complete our online application form: www.leverhulmeacademytrust.org/Vacancies/

The trust is committed to safer recruitment and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service clearance. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Trust is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from as diverse a group as possible .Rivington and Blackrod High School is part of Leverhulme Academy Trust, we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Rivington and Blackrod High School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1526 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Rivington and Blackrod High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rivington-and-blackrod-high-school (opens in new tab)

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