Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Hillside High School, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 9NU

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  18 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,421 - £28,770

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant to coordinate our highly successful Wellbeing Hub. This is an exciting opportunity for a compassionate, yet knowledgeable professional to support pupils with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, children in care, and those requiring reintegration into school after non-attendance. The Wellbeing Hub provides a safe and inspiring environment, and we are looking for someone with the expertise to handle trauma and mental health challenges while delivering both support and tuition. Knowledge of English and maths GCSE course would be beneficial. The role involves working closely with parents, staff, and external professionals to offer holistic, wrap-around care. If you have the empathy, experience, and leadership skills to make a real difference in young lives, we would love to hear from you!

We can offer the successful candidate an opportunity to work with highly trained, supportive and experienced staff. The Pastoral Team at Hillside is a very experienced team and a strength of the school. We have a whole school commitment to professional development as we believe that development of staff is a key aspect in raising standards for our pupils. As a member of the Wade Deacon Trust, we can offer the successful candidate numerous exciting opportunities to further develop their career.

Are you passionate about education which engages and represents everyone?

Are you looking for a school which prioritises professional development?

Are you looking for a school which maintains workload and wellbeing every year as a priority for leadership?

Commitment to safeguarding

Hillside High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Hillside High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 696 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hillside High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillside-high-school (opens in new tab)

Hillside High School is a warm and welcoming 11-16 school at the heart of the community of Bootle. Visitors often tell us that their first impression of the school is of a friendly, warm and stimulating learning community. They commend the good behaviours of the pupils and passion for learning. Hillside High School is a member of the Wade Deacon Trust

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