13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    7 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    23 April 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: Normal working hours: 32.5 hours per week term time only plus 1 week inset days. Monday to Friday (hours to be advised).

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade C, SCP 3 – 5 £24,027,– £24,790 (FTE), actual salary £18,153 - £18,729 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teaching Assistant Level 2

Salary: Grade C, SCP 3 – 5 £24,027,– £24,790 (FTE), actual salary£18,153 - £18,729 per annum

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 1 week inset days

Thank you for expressing an interest in joining our wonderful community at Crosshill School. We are a forward-thinking, inclusive, and successful school dedicated to supporting children with special educational needs. Our school is a place where every child is valued, supported, and empowered to achieve their full potential, and we are looking for a passionate and committed Teaching Assistant Level 2 to help us continue this work.

Your role will focus on supporting pupils with accessing the curriculum. This will involve following direction from the teacher to support lessons and deliver group or 1:1 teaching. You will join a dedicated team in a specialist environment tailor-made to suit the needs of our pupils. You will support the class teacher and deliver interventions to help our students make the best progress they can, accessing a curriculum which meets their needs. If you are creative, resilient and looking for your next opportunity, we would love you to apply to work with us.

At Crosshill the 'family' feel of the school is vital to our successand lies at the heart of all we do. We pride ourselves on creatinga supportive and inclusive environment where each studentcan thrive. Our dedicated staff work collaboratively todeliver individualised education plans tailored to theunique needs of every child.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01254 667713 or by e-mailing info@crosshill.blackburn.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

As you consider this exciting opportunity, I invite you to explore our website and learn more about our ethos, values, and the wonderful work we do here at Crosshill. www.crosshillblackburn.co.uk

We ask that you do not send CV’s, please complete and send your application form and a personal statement to hr@oaklp.co.uk.

We look forward to receiving your application and learning more about how you can contribute to our school community.



What the school offers its staff

We offer flexible working and health and wellbeing benefits.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to DBS Enhanced Clearance. This check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@oaklp.co.uk

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Additional documents

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

About Crosshill Special School

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 18
School size
134 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 18
Ofsted report
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Email address
hr@oaklp.co.uk
Phone number
01615530030

Crosshill School is an outward looking, inclusive and successful school for children with special educational needs. It makes up part of Champion Education Trust, a multi academy trust that was formed in October 2019.
Our mission is to improve the life chances of all of our young people within our supportive family of schools, providing opportunities to allow young people to achieve beyond expectation, regardless of background, need or prior attainment.
We are determined and passionate to ensure that all of our staff are supported and trained to make a first class provision for all of our young people. Our leaders are encouraged and supported to work at local, regional and national levels to enable our Trust to keep abreast of the most current thinking and research in our profession.
Champion Education Trust has four key values that embody our ethos:
Family and community; a sense of belonging and contribution
Respect and celebration of differences
Partnerships and working as a team
Ambition and striving to do your best

Arranging a visit to Crosshill Special School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@oaklp.co.uk.

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