TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 1

Location: Pendle View Primary School, Gibfield Road, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JT (133 on roll). Tel: . School website:

Pendle View is a Generic Primary Special School where we support pupils with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious Level 1 Teaching Assistant to work at Pendle View Primary School.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in working with children with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities within a special school setting. Our teaching assistants not only support the pupils educational development but also support development in communication, self help skills and physical development skills.

The successful candidate will be class based in one of our 12 classes in school. We have 10 generic classes and 2 classes for pupils with complex autistic spectrum conditions which form our Intensive Support Provision.

We offer a comprehensive training programme as part of your induction but as an ongoing part of the support we offer to all staff.

Pendle View is an outstanding vibrant and inclusive special school for pupils with a very wide range of special educational needs and disabilities. We strive to create a caring and inclusive school, supporting independent learning where achievements of each individual are celebrated within a personalised learning environment.

Pupils receive a warm welcome from staff at the start of each day. Pupils respond with big smiles and say good morning to each other as they join their friends in class. This positive start to the day helps pupils to feel valued, well cared for and ready to learn.

Pupils are happy in school and they have fun while they learn.

Ofsted November 2023.

For more information about the school please visit our website

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.

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.

Desirable Qualifications: Relevant Child Care Qualification or equivalent.

Desirable Experience: Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age.

Equal Opportunities statement: An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

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.

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