TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 2A - SUPPORTING PUPILS WITH SEND

Salesbury Church of England Primary School, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 9EQ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 November 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 (Can be done as a job share): Monday to Friday 8.45 - 3.30
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 255185 - 25989

What skills and experience we're looking for

- under the guidance of the class teacher, support and adapt teaching and learning to ensure all our children can access learning

- providing resources, prompts and additional explanations to enable access

- provide short interventions to address gaps and boost confidence

- experience within an educational setting

- patience, creativity and humour

What the school offers its staff

Strong, experienced staff team

Lovely, semi-rural surroundings with beautiful grounds

CPD to support growth within the role

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.

Upload additional documents

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

LCC SCH Support Roles Application V1.13.doc - 359 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Assistant 2a Job Description and Role Specification for KS2.docx - 22.6 KB (opens in new tab)

About Salesbury Church of England Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 274 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Salesbury Church of England Primary School website
• Email address: bursar@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01254244580
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/salesbury-church-of-england-primary-school

Salesbury Church of England Primary School is a large primary school in the Ribble Valley and close to Blackburn.  We are looking to recruit new members of our team to support children across the school providing them with positive support in the mainstream classroom alongside support within some short interventions.  The successful applicant will show a genuine interest to support children within the primary setting, displaying patience, creativity and resilience.  We hope they will contribute to  moving our school forward and meeting the needs of all our children.

Arranging a visit to Salesbury Church of England Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk.

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