23 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    27 November 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    4 November 2026

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 35 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

£28,597.52 - £32,156.60 (pt 18 – pt 21)

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will:

  • Be able to build sound, professional relationships with pupils
  • Be committed to working with children with SEND
  • Have experience of teaching pupils and enabling progress, you will be able to explain and demonstrate this
  • Have a track record of successfully delivering learning opportunities to young people
  • Have knowledge of Autism and support children who display challenging behaviour
  • Have a passion for developing children’s skills and learning
  • Have had involvement in recording, developing, analysing and tracking pupil progress
  • Be able to work in partnership with external agencies and schools
  • Be committed to working within a team promoting exciting and creative learning

What the school offers its staff

Access to private healthcare scheme (Benenden) · Enhanced family leave benefits · Onsite gym facilities · Half-termly wellbeing afternoons · Free school lunch · Access to CPD enhancement

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

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

Candidate Information Pack.pdf - 1.8 MB (opens in new tab)

About West Kirby School and College

Organisation type
Special school, ages 5 to 19
Size
115 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
West Kirby School and College website
Email address
recruitment@wkrs.co.uk
Phone number
01516323201
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Welcome to West Kirby School and College, a non-maintained special school initially founded over 100 years ago as a hospice for children. Since that time we have grown and developed into the successful school we are today. Times have changed, but we remain enthused by the opportunity to support, enable and develop children and young people towards realising their aspirations.

Arranging a visit to West Kirby School and College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@wkrs.co.uk.

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