Teaching Assistant 2A

Location:

Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School, Marsh Road, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 2TY
(284 on roll)

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Summary The children,staffand governing body of Royles Brook Primary School, are looking to appoint a skilled,enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistant who will be a role model for our children and support them to achieve the best possible outcomes. As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the learning and development of our pupils.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the class teacher in the delivery of engaging and effective lessons.
• Providing one-to-one and small group support to pupils, including those with special educational needs.
• Being a positive role model within our school family.
• Supporting pupil behaviour and promoting a positive learning atmosphere. The successful candidate will:
• Be committed to upholding our school valuesandethos.
• Have experience of supporting children with SEND.
• Have experience in supporting learning and development of children and be willing to undertakeadditionaltraining.
• Build strong and positive relationships with the children, classteacherand families.
• Enhance the learning opportunities for the children.
• Welfare Assistant duties are included within this roll.
• Work closely with the class teacher to ensure continuity of learning and quality first teaching.

This will be a fixed term contract, subject to funding.

The role is 27 hours and 30 minutes per week.

This will include lunchtime cover.

This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis.

The closing date is 9am 14/09/2026

• NVQ level 2 or above qualification –appropriate to the post (or equivalent)

• Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age
• Experience of working in a relevant classroom/service environment

• Experience of administrative work
• Experience of supporting pupils with challenging behaviour

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  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.