apply online icon TEACHING ASSISTANT SPECIALIST L3 SEND

Ref 181634J
Number of Posts 1
Grade GRADE 6.
Salary £27269 to £ 31067 Pro Rata, Term Time Only
Term Full-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (1st September 2025 ) .
Hours 33.75 hours a week.
Closing Date 18/07/2025.
Location
Brookfield Community Primary School, PR2 6TU (188 on roll)
Watling Street Road
Tel: 01772 700636
School website: www.brookfield.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
The team at Brookfield Community Primary School wish to appoint a caring and highly motivated teaching assistant (Level 3)  to support pupils with special educational needs within our school.

The successful candidate will be a friendly team-player with the ability to build nurturing and positive relationships with our children, enabling them to be the best they can be. They will receive specific training that supports the needs of the children and their Education Health Care Plans.

Experience of working with children with additional needs, preferably within a primary school or specialist provision is a requirement of this post.

This position is term-time only so the salary will be paid pro-rata over the number of school weeks. 

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

Closing Date: 12 noon 18/7/2025
Essential Qualifications
Teaching Assistant Level 3

GCSEs Maths and English 
Desirable Qualifications
Specialist SEND qualification 
Essential Experience
IT literate

Experience of supporting children with special educational needs including challenging behaviour
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.

Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

Address: Application form attached. Please return completed applications electronically to
admin@brookfield.lancs.sch.uk
Positive about Disabled People 

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.

Disability Confident employer Lancashire County Council

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.