Haslam Park Primary School
Wigan Road
Bolton
BL3 5QL
Telephone: 01204 333393
Headteacher: Mrs Kati-Anne Roughley
Post: Level 2 Teaching Assistant + SEN 32.5 hrs per week Term time + 5 days
Status of Post: Temporary until 31st August 2026 initially
Start date: Asap
Salary: Grade D - SCP 6 11 £25,183 to £27,269 FTE (Plus SNA Allowance)
Actual Salary: £18,941 to £20,510 per annum (Plus SNA Allowance)
Due to our fantastic reputation for supporting children with additional needs, we are welcoming additional children. Consequently, we need a Teaching Assistant Level 2.
We would warmly welcome applications from candidates that can adopt a flexible approach to their workload to ensure that we continue to meet the changing demands of the children within our school.
Interested applicants should clearly state in their application their skills and experience in any particular Key Stage. This will enable us, where possible, to make decisions regarding class placement should they be appointed.
The successful candidate will:
1. love working with children
2. have the skills and knowledge to support all children within our school
3. use effective strategies to promote positive attitudes to learning
4. work well with other staff and agencies
5. be motivated, have a positive attitude and enjoy a challenge
6. have the ability to inspire children and provide high quality learning experiences
7. be an excellent practitioner with a desire to help children achieve
8. have very high expectations of children’s attainment and behaviour
9. behave in a professional manner within a team environment
10. have the ability to work positively with children, parents and other stakeholders
11. have a high personal level of mathematics, grammar, spelling and punctuation
12. be supportive of the inclusive ethos of the school
13. be patient, caring and able to understand the individual needs of the child
14. have a good knowledge of phonics and/or grammar
15. develop their own knowledge and skills within the primary setting
16. be committed to the safeguarding and care of children in our school
17. have experience supporting children with SEND and be prepared to undertake further training as necessary to complete the role to the required standard.
At Haslam Park Primary we are extremely proud of our children and our school. All of our existing staff and governors work hard to provide the very best standard of education for the children in our care.
If you are interested in this vacancy please email your completed application form to: Roughleyk@haslam-park.bolton.sch.uk and mcguired@haslam-park.bolton.sch.uk
We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request.
This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Closing date: 21st February 2025 (we encourage early applications and reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role).
Interviews: These will be held week commencing 24th February 2025.
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