Job details
Crosshill School
Salisbury Road
Darwen
BB3 1HZ
Job Title: Teaching Assistant (Level 2)
Grade/Salary: Grade C, SCP 4-5, Actual Salary: £19,027 to £19,328 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Terms: 32.5 hours, Part Time, Term Time + 5 Days
Closing Date: Sunday, 28th June 2026
Required Start Date: Tuesday, 1st September 2026
Responsibilities and Duties
We are seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support pupils' learning and development under the guidance of teaching staff. The role involves working with individuals and small groups, including pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), to help them access the curriculum and achieve their full potential.
You will support the delivery of learning activities, assist with classroom management, and contribute to creating an inclusive, positive learning environment. The role includes helping to implement EHCPs, behaviour plans, and personal care programmes where required, while promoting independence, engagement, and achievement.
The successful candidate will build strong relationships with pupils, uphold high expectations, and support their social and emotional development. You will also assist with monitoring progress, providing feedback to teachers, preparing learning resources, and maintaining pupil records.
In addition, you will contribute to the wider life of the school, ensuring compliance with safeguarding and health and safety policies, supporting activities outside the classroom, and participating in training and professional development.
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Why Join Crosshill School
We are a diverse, happy community where students learn and develop in a nurturing and safe environment. We share a vision of "prepare and flourish" and strive to ensure that all our students achieve their potential, regardless of their starting points. We are driven to ensure our students develop into young adults who live settled, fulfilled and happy lives.
We look for a colleague who shares the clear vision that the child is at the heart of everything we do, can enjoy positive, professional relationships with young people, and demonstrates high levels of resilience and emotional intelligence.
Our Employee Benefits
In return you will benefit from:
- Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution
- Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
- Networking opportunities across our trust
- Salary sacrifice to work scheme
- Healthcare plan through Medicash with an easy-to-use health insurance and cashback towards everyday healthcare bills, plus digital and virtual wellness tools; 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - emotional, financial and legal support for you and your family
- Health and Wellbeing support through Medicash with 24/7 Telephone Support Service and Face to Face counselling service
Application
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.
For further information about the role please contact Crosshill School on or by emailing .
Oak Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.
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.
