Learning Support Assistant - Level 2

Whitefield Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L6 2HZ

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  8 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: 31.15 hours week (6.15 hours day) Monday to Friday. Term-time only.
• Contract type: Fixed term - One Year
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £24,796 and £25,583
• Actual salary: Pro-Rata of FTE (78.13%) £19,985
• Pay scale: NJC/JE Grade 2 Point 5
• Hourly rate: £14.02 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint an excellent teaching assistant, who is passionate about education, resilient in their goal for continued self-improvement and who fosters a love of learning in children.

You must enjoy working in a fully inclusive school and share the school’s vision of making a real difference to the lives of our children through equality of opportunity, raising aspirations and fostering a love of learning.

What the school offers its staff

The school understands the importance of staff well-being and is also committed to the professional development of all staff. You will have ongoing high-quality support from leaders across the school and will attend appropriate training and development opportunities.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Whitefield Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 337 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Whitefield Primary School website
• Email address: v.sephton@whitefield.liverpool.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0151 263 5976
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whitefield-primary-school

Whitefield Primary School is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive school, where children are happy and have a desire to learn. The staff are dedicated and put the children at the heart of everything they do. We are all determined that our pupils will thrive, be happy and successful. We share a clear vision for improving our children’s life chances through providing equality of opportunity, an engaging and purposeful curriculum and high-quality teaching and learning. The leadership team are determined to provide our children with the best possible education and life opportunities and this starts with recruiting great staff who will inspire, motivate and help our children achieve their goals.

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