TEACHING ASSISTANT (LEVEL 2B)

Lancashire County Council; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Arley School in Thornton Cleveleys is seeking two temporary Teaching Assistants (Level 2B) to join an SEN-focused team. The roles are 32.5 hours per week (8:30am–3:30pm) and run for 12 months, term-time plus 5 inset days, pro-rata to 39 weeks per year.

Experience with SEN is preferred but not essential. Salary quoted £25,989 to £28,142 full-time equivalent; the posted figure is for full-time, with pro-rata adjustment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with special educational needs (SEN) preferred.
• Roles are term-time plus 5 inset days and pro-rata to 39 weeks per year.

Responsibilities

• Support class teaching and learning activities under teacher supervision.
• Assist pupils with SEN to access curriculum and participate in activities.
• Supervise pupils and manage behaviour in line with school policies.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Flexible

Experience with SEN

Job description

Salary £25989to £ 28142Pro Rata, Term Time Only (32.5 hrs p/w) Pay award pending

Location Great Arley School, Holly Road, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4HH (98 on roll)

Tel: [phone]

School website: www.great-arley.lancsngfl.ac.uk

Summary TEACHING ASSISTANT (LEVEL 2B) TEMPORARY (12 MONTHS)

The Governors of Great Arley School are wishing to appoint 2 temporary Teaching Assistants (Level 2B), who are enthusiastic, flexible and committed to working with children with special educational needs. Experience is preferred but not essential. The positions are 32.5 hours per week (8.30am - 3.30pm). Great Arley School is a special school for pupils aged 4 - 16 years with a wide range of learning and complex needs. We currently have 100 pupils on roll. The posts are term-time plus 5 inset days to be paid pro-rata (this is a total of 39 weeks per year).

All staff in school are expected to be flexible, in order to meet the needs of all pupils. Please note the salary quoted is the full time equivalent. CVs are not accepted.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Equal Opportunities statement An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community Rehabilitation Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.