Special Support Assistant

Highfurlong School is seeking to appoint dedicated and compassionate Special Support Assistants to join our professional team. These roles involve supporting pupils aged 2–19 years with a range of complex needs, including providing intimate personal care as part of a skilled and sensitive team.

Working alongside teachers and other professionals, you will play a key role in supporting teaching and learning for pupils with moderate, severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, as well as those with behavioural, social, communication, sensory, or physical needs. You will help pupils overcome barriers to learning and enable them to achieve their full potential.

Highfurlong School is an Outstanding special school located at the heart of the Blackpool community. We provide a co-educational provision for approximately 144 pupils aged 2–19 with a wide range of additional needs.

We are proud of our

• Bespoke and highly inclusive curriculum
• Innovative approaches to teaching and learning
• Strong focus on preparing pupils for life beyond school

Our staff are committed to fostering a caring, supportive environment where every pupil can succeed. Our modern, purpose-built facilities reflect our ambition to deliver the highest standards for our children and young people.

The Role

As a Special Support Assistant, you will

• Work as part of a professional, collaborative team
• Support pupils’ learning, development and wellbeing
• Assist with personal and intimate care routines in a respectful and dignified manner
• Build positive relationships with pupils to support engagement and progress

We Are Looking For Someone Who

• Supports the ethos, vision and values of our school
• Is a hardworking team player with excellent communication skills
• Has high expectations of pupils’ achievement and progress
• Demonstrates a positive, proactive attitude
• Acts as an excellent role model, promoting best practice and professionalism at all times

What We Offer

• The opportunity to join an award-winning, dedicated and friendly team
• A warm, welcoming and inclusive school community
• A strong commitment to professional development, including regular and mandatory training (e.g. safeguarding)

Visit our website at www.highfurlong.org