Teaching Assistant Grade 6 (Staffordshire) x 3

Finch Woods Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L26 0TY

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  4 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,409.00 - £29,093.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 SCP 9 - 15

Teaching Assistant Grade 6 (Staffordshire) x 3 job summary

About Us: Finch Woods Academy caters for primary and secondary-aged pupils who present with social, emotional, mental health (SEMH) and complex needs. The academy provides personalised care and support to empower every pupil to gain qualifications, develop essential social skills, and build self-confidence for a happy and fulfilling future.

Key Requirements: Due to the rapid growth, popularity and improvement of our school, the governors of Finch Woods Academy are seeking to appoint 3 Teaching Assistants to work across Key Stages 2, 3 and 4. Experience of working with vulnerable pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties would be an advantage.

This is an excellent opportunity for anybody seeking a fulfilling, challenging and rewarding career in special educational needs. If you believe you have the skills, knowledge and experience to apply for one of these posts, please get in touch.

To visit Finch Woods, please contact Mrs C Martin on 0151 294 2707.

In return we can offer you a very supportive and dedicated team; excellent working conditions; entry to an occupational pension scheme and commitment to professional development.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Manor Hall Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be appointed subject to Enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks, including, confirmation of appropriate qualifications and professional references.

Please also note that if you are shortlisted for the role, we will conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which may indicate that you are unsuitable to work with children, and that we may want to explore with you at interview.

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 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 Finch Woods Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 82 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Finch Woods Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/finch-woods-academy

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