Level 3 Teaching Assistants
South Wirral High School, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 8EH9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours weekly (Mon to Fri): Monday 08:15 - 16:00 Tuesday 08:15 - 16:00 Wednesday 08:15 - 16:00 Thursday 08:15 - 16:00 Friday 08:15 - 15:45 39 weeks yearly (term-time plus 5 days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Band F, scp 12-17 (£24,146 - £26,192 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
(2 posts available)
Start date: Immediate start (dependent on notice required)
Contract: Permanent contract
36 hours weekly (Mon to Fri):
Monday 08:15 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:15 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:15 - 16:00
Thursday 08:15 - 16:00
Friday 08:15 - 15:45
39 weeks yearly (term-time plus 5 days)
Salary range: Teaching Assistant Level 3 – Band F, scp 12-17 (£24,146 - £26,192 per annum)
South Wirral High School is a vibrant and inclusive secondary school committed to providing exceptional education and support to all students. We are seeking two dedicated and compassionate Level 3 Teaching Assistants to join our experienced Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) team.
This is a rewarding opportunity for a motivated individual to make a meaningful impact on the lives of students requiring additional support. The successful candidate will work closely with students who have complex needs, including those requiring intimate care and tube feeding, and must be comfortable and willing to support these aspects of care as part of their role.
Key Requirements:
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (or equivalent)
- Experience supporting students with SEND in a secondary school setting
- Willingness to provide intimate care and tube feeding where required
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- A nurturing and patient approach to supporting young people
We welcome applications from individuals with a passion for inclusive education and a commitment to supporting every student to thrive.
The Team:
The person appointed will join an experienced and innovative SEND team, supporting students with a range of special educational needs across the entire school.
You:
The applicant should have recent and relevant experience in a similar role or experience in the pastoral care of young people with SEND in another sector. You will be working with students providing additional support to them during school hours. Assisting the learning of Key Stage 3 and 4 students, you will be working with a variety of students in the classroom, as well as on a one-to-one basis when required.
The post will provide a professional development opportunity for anyone considering a career in teaching or working with young people.
How to Apply:
Closing Date: Friday 21 November 2025
Interview Date: week beginning Monday 24 November 2025
We are sorry that it will not be possible to contact unsuccessful candidates. Anyone who has not heard of the progress of their application by the close of Monday 24 November must assume it has been unsuccessful.
Please visit https://southwirral.wirral.sch.uk/vacancies for an application form.
Completed application form and letter of application to be addressed to Headteacher, and emailed to: recruitment@southwirral.wirral.sch.uk
Letters of application should address the person specification and job description.
The post is subject to an Enhanced Level DBS check.
The 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 applicants will be considered based on suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability.
Our Safeguarding Policy can be found on our school’s website:http://southwirral.wirral.sch.uk/policies/
What the school offers its staff
Our 1,500 strong workforce is our greatest asset. Our teachers and support staff all play a pivotal role in enabling ouryoung learners to fulfil their potential in life.
At The Challenge Academy Trust wewant to embed a culture that champions better work and working lives across the Trust; a framework to support and develop our workforce from ‘hire to retire’. Our staff workload, wellbeing and benefits offer demonstrates our commitment to ensure we can:
- Provide a workload that is fair and reasonable.
- Foster an environment where employee health and wellbeing are actively supported and promoted.
- Develop employee’s personal and professional skills & knowledge continuously throughout their careers.
- Provide structured routes for career progression
- Reward people fairly with transparent and appropriate pay and conditions of service alongside additional benefits.
Further information about the job
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
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About South Wirral High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- Up to 1234 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- South Wirral High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@southwirral.wirral.sch.uk
School location
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