🍎📚 Join Our Team as a Care Assistant at Blackhorse Primary School! 📚🍎
Start date: As soon as possible
Hours: 20 per week (Monday to Friday, 10am-2pm), term time only excluding INSET days
Salary (FTE): £25,614
Salary (Actual): £11,603.55 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Application Closing Date: 30/09/2026 (9am) - We recommend early application as the school reserves the right to close the advert prior to the stated deadline date
Interview Date: 09/10/2026
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The Role
Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to a child’s day?
Are you ready for an exciting journey in education, where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a real difference? We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity in our resource base for a dedicated and resourceful Care Assistant. Blackhorse resource base is a 22 place specialist resource for children with Autism and Social Communication Needs and is an integral part of our mainstream primary school experience.
In this position you will play a key role in supporting children through aspects of intimate care, personal hygiene, life skills and developing independence; helping to ensure that all pupils can access their learning and school environment safely and effectively within the school environment.
You will have experience of working with children, ideally in an educational setting and will be a valuable member of our Inclusion Team.
You will receive training and support to develop your knowledge and skills, enabling you to work alongside our dedicated resource base team and deliver impactful lifelong skills within the classroom and beyond.
The successful candidates will:
✅ Be a positive role model
✅ Be motivated and aspirational for resource base children, making a real difference to outcomes for autistic children with social communication difficulties
✅ Have a real desire to be a part of a hardworking, supportive and creative team
✅ Form positive relationships with children and adults
✅ Excellent communication skills
Please refer to the candidate information pack, under "supporting documents" for more information about the role.
Fluency Duty
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to converse at ease with pupils, parents and other users and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
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The Trust and School
Blackhorse Primary School is a two-form entry primary school and a founding member of The Leaf Trust , a family of 18 schools (14 primary, 2 junior and 2 infant), united by a shared commitment to creating outstanding learning environments rooted in our local communities. The Trust was established on 1 September 2023.
OFSTED said the following about our school in November 2025:
“Children arrive at Blackhorse with a skip in their step and a smile on their faces. The School’s mantra of ‘champions are built, not born’ is central… it is the golden thread that runs throughout all aspects of school life. There is deliberate intension to provide pupils with a comprehensive range of enrichment opportunities. Inclusion is a considerable strength. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school. Staff feel proud to work in the school and feel valued.”
We can offer you:
- The opportunity to join one of the most popular and over-subscribed schools in the county, with a strong track record for developing staff.
- A Great Working Environment: Join a skilled, supportive and highly motivated team with a warm, inclusive ethos, strong community links, and a culture where colleagues support one another to be the best they can be.
- A Modern Learning Environment: Work in a well-equipped building with attractive outdoor spaces that enhance teaching and learning.
- Collaboration and Shared Learning: Work closely with colleagues across the Trust and with partner schools, including Emersons Green Primary, benefiting from shared expertise and partnership working.
- Professional Growth and Career Progression: Benefit from high-quality CPD, apprenticeship opportunities, and expert coaching and mentoring, with clear pathways for career development and progression across our network of 18 schools.
- A Modern Learning Environment: Benefit from a well-equipped school building and attractive outdoor spaces that support high-quality teaching and learning.
- Employee Wellbeing: We prioritise your wellbeing through an annual Wellbeing Day, active Wellbeing Committees, regular staff voice opportunities, and access to a comprehensive medical support package including physiotherapy, counselling, mental health services and more — all designed to promote a healthy work-life balance.
- Financial Benefits: Enjoy excellent pension scheme, a Cycle to Work scheme and access to a retail discount platform to support your financial wellbeing.
We encourage you to browse our respective websites for more information about Blackhorse Primary School and The Leaf Trust.
School Visits
Visits are most welcome, if you would like to find out more about this vacancy and book in to visit our school then please contact the school office.
How to Apply
All applicants are advised to refer to the candidate information pack, which includes the job description and specification, before submitting an application. If you feel that your skills and experience match the requirements of this post then please submit an Application Form outlining reasons for applying and suitability for the role. In order to do so, please click the ‘Fast Apply’ button. Please be advised, in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy, we do not accept CV’s.
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