Audley Junior School
Queen's Park Road
Blackburn
BB1 1SE
Job Title: SEND Support Assistant (Level 2)
Grade/Salary: Grade C, SCP 3-5, £24,796 to £25,583 per annum (FTE)
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Contract Terms: 27.5 hours, Part Time, Term Time + 1 week Inset
Closing Date: Friday, 19th June 2026
Required From: ASAP
TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW
The Governors of Audley Junior School are looking to appoint three enthusiastic and dedicated SEND Support Assistants to work with children in Year 3 with Speech, Language and Communication needs. It is essential that candidates have experience of working on a one-to-one and small group basis with children with special needs. These posts are fixed term contracts for 27.5 hours per week at Level 2.
An ideal candidate will:
- Be an enthusiastic person who enjoys working with Children
- Be someone who is able to work alongside teachers and other SSAs to develop English, Maths and personal skills
- Be Computer literate
- Holds GCSE qualifications in English and Maths (Grade C or above) Certificates will need to be produced at interview
- Have previous experience of working with SEND children in a school setting
- Have initiative and experience of adapting resources for an individual pupil
A SEND Support Assistant plays a vital role in promoting the learning, inclusion, and wellbeing of identified pupils with special educational needs.
The role involves supporting pupils to make academic and personal progress, encouraging positive play and interaction with peers, and fostering social skills, good manners, and healthy habits within a safe and nurturing environment.
Please demonstrate in your application form how you meet the essential and desirable criteria within the person specification. Describe how your skills, experience, knowledge and training would enable you to meet the requirements of this job.
Application packs are available to download above. Completed applications should be returned to the school by 12pm on the closing date shown above, for the attention of Ms Naylor, via [email protected].
Under the references section on your application form, applicants are required to provide two referees who can give an informed opinion on professional work experience.
Please provide the full names and addresses of two referees we could contact.
- One referee should be your current employer (or, if you are not currently employed, your last employer).
- If you are a school leaver, one of your referees should be your head teacher.
- If you have not been employed and it is some time since you left school, please provide the names, and contact information, of two referees who are not relatives.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
