14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    20 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    6 November 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Term time, part time: 27.5 hours per week term time only.

Contract type

Fixed term - To 31st August 2028

Full time equivalent salary

Grade C (SCP 3-5 £25,614 - £26,427 fte)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Position: Teaching Assistant Level 2 Grade C (SCP 3-5 £25,614 - £26,427 fte) to support a child with ECHP.

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract to 31st August 2028

Contract Terms: 27.5 hours per week term time only.

Required from: A.S.A.P.

Closing Date: 12pm Friday 20th November 2026.

Interviews: To take place on Wednesday 25th November and Thursday 26th November 2026.


The governors of Belmont Primary School, wish to appoint an SSA to support children at the school. This person will work 1:1 with a child or with a small group of children. We want an individual who is nurturing, passionate, highly motivated, enthusiastic, and hardworking to join our team. Experience of working with children with social and emotional mental health difficulties would be an advantage.

Belmont is a small mixed class rural village school on the edge of the West Pennine Moors.

We are looking for an SNA who:

  • Has an understanding of education
  • Experience of working with children
  • Enjoys working with children.
  • A willingness to learn about specific needs in children and implement strategies to help children make progress.
  • Is able to keep accurate records and willing to complete necessary paperwork.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

  • A friendly village school at the heart of its community with a passion for teaching
  • A community of enthusiastic, well-behaved children who are eager to learn and achieve.
  • A school with the highest standards and expectations of pupils and staff
  • A caring, dedicated, and motivated staff team that is built on trust, respect, and integrity.
  • A school that believes in high-quality staff development
  • Strong links with the local community, other schools, and wider partners
  • A rural setting offering opportunities to enhance and enrich the school curriculum.
  • Supportive, effective governors who are committed to continuing professional development.

If you would like to find out more about the role then please contact Mrs Emma Bischtschuk, School Business Manager on (01204) 811226. Applications should be emailed or posted to the school office.

Belmont Primary 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 & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands, or final warnings as well as convictions.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

About Turton Belmont Community Primary School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
Size
91 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01204 811226

Arranging a visit to Turton Belmont Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@turtonbelmont.blackburn.sch.uk.

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