Teaching Assistant

Litherland High School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  15 September 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  1 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday - 32.5 hours per week - term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed term - linked to funding
• Pay scale: NJC SCP 7-8 £19,609 - £19,921

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a caring and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team. We are looking for a compassionate and committed person to provide support to students. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in a child’s school experience. This will involve working with the teacher to plan and deliver activities and supporting the pupil with routines, transitions and behaviour management.

What the school offers its staff

which we affectionately call our ‘Livo Family’. Our school ethos is very much built around our dedication to the academic success of our children whilst maintaining outstanding pastoral care and support. Our staff know our children and families exceptionally well and in doing so, we develop strong relationships which underpin the achievement of our students. We take our role as a central part of the local community extremely seriously and we genuinely believe our school is unique in the strength of the bonds between staff and students. Our school values are ‘Kindness, Integrity, and Tenacity’, and we endeavour to keep these values at the heart of our actions, and encourage our children to do the same. We know that academic success is the key to a bright and exciting future for our children, and we have worked tirelessly to make sure that our academic and wider curriculum fully prepares our students to meet the challenges ahead. Our staff are 100% committed to supporting our children to achieve their potential and become the very best versions of themselves.

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

Litherland High School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the wellbeing of young people. An appointment will only be confirmed if a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure is obtained from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), and will be subject to references.

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.

Additional documents

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

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About Litherland High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 761 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Litherland High School website
• Email address: recruitment@theheathfamily.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/litherland-high-school-liverpool

LHS is an 11-16 Secondary Academy, part of the Heath Family Trust (NW).

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