Term time only 32.5 hours per week
Monday to Friday, 8:45 AM – 15:45 PM (30-minute lunch unpaid) (hours negotiable)
Salary: £25,989 to £28,142 per annum FTE – Term time only – Actual Salary: £19,302.57 to £20,901.65 (pay award pending)
Closing Date: 9:00 AM on 16th October 2026
Shortlisting: 16th October 2026
Interview: 20th October 2026
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Thank you for your interest in the post of Teaching Assistant Level 2B at our school. At Bleasdale School, we want someone to join us who strives for the very best for the children and pupils, wants to achieve highly and wants to reach the highest standards for staff and pupils alike. You will have the energy to help our pupils become as independent as they can be through continually asking for the best from all involved in their school life.
Bleasdale is an outstanding standalone day school specialist school nestled in the hills of Silverdale, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Bleasdale School caters for children and young adults aged 2-19 years, with profound and multiple learning disabilities, severe learning difficulties, and/or a diagnosis of autistic spectrum condition. Bleasdale pride ourselves on supporting pupils and their families through pivotal transitions of their life from portage, nursery, primary, secondary, Post 16 and beyond. The curriculum has been carefully crafted to support individual learning journeys into adulthood. Strong multiagency working is weaved into specialist teaching and learning, mirrored by the dedicated school spaces that include Hydro-Pool facilities, Rebound, Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) green spaces, PE and performance hall (to name but a few). The building holds a strong coaching culture at the heart of what we do supporting everyone to be the best person they can be. Ofsted has consistently reached a judgement that Bleasdale is Outstanding, and Bleasdale is proud to hold strong links to other outstanding providers nationally as well as locally.
You will benefit from a strong supportive team throughout the school, with excellent career opportunities. The school has developed a strong practice of supporting staff to improve and progress. We are interested in what you can bring to our school to benefit our pupils and families. This is an exciting time to become part of the Bleasdale team and we look forward to receiving your application.
Bleasdale School is an Outstanding specialist school supporting pupils aged 2-19 with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and autism. Bleasdale offers exceptional professional development, specialist SEND training and the opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people.
At Bleasdale, every day is different. One day you might be supporting communication through Makaton, the next helping a pupil develop independence skills, access hydrotherapy or achieve a milestone their family never thought possible.
Why Join Bleasdale?
- Outstanding specialist school
- Extensive SEND training and development
- Opportunities to progress into HLTA, teaching and leadership roles
- Supportive coaching culture
- Work alongside therapists, nurses and specialist practitioners
- Purpose-built facilities including hydrotherapy pool, rebound therapy and specialist learning environments
- Small class sizes and personalised learning
- Meaningful work where no two days are the same
- A caring and welcoming staff team
- Beautiful location in Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Many of our staff have progressed from Teaching Assistant roles into specialist support positions, Higher Level Teaching Assistants, teacher training routes and leadership roles. We actively invest in professional development and believe in growing talent from within.
For additional information including a job description and job specification, please visit the Lancashire School Jobs Teacher Vacancies website via this link: https://schooljobs.lancashire.gov.uk/