Teaching Assistant Level 1
Woodchurch High School, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 7NG3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
9 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
26 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 39 WEEK CONTRACT - 30.86 HOURS PER WEEK. FULL AND PART TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31.08.2024
Full-time equivalent salary
- Band C - £17,194.45 P.A. – ACTUAL SALARY (SCP 4- 5: £23,114 - £23,500 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Required Teaching Assistant to work with pupils with SEND, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Medical and Physical Impairments, learning difficulties and health care needs.
The successful candidate will be skilful in working with young people. They will have an understanding of
the impact of additional needs on pupils learning. They will also have experience of working with pupils
with social, emotional and mental health issues. Patience, creativity, initiative and desire to learn are
essential qualities for this post. The diverse role of the TA requires enthusiasm, commitment, flexibility
and ambition for young people.
What the school offers its staff
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. This post is in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education general online searches will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of race, sex, age or disability.
Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the school uses any personal
data we hold about them. We comply with this right by providing access to ‘privacy notices’ to individuals
where we are processing their personal data. This privacy notice explains how we collect, store and use
personal data about individuals applying for jobs at our school. Please access this notice via the following
link: https://www.woodchurchhigh.com/docs/Policies/PrivacyNoticeJobApplicants-09-12-20.pdf
Further details about the role
This fixed term contract will run until 31st August 2025 due to organisational considerations.
The annual leave year runs 1st September to 31st August. For starters after 1st September there will need
to be a salary adjustment in the first year of employment. This is to ensure the correct amount of paid
annual leave is applied.
Further details and an application pack can be obtained from the school website. Application forms,
together with a covering letter, should be returned to Mrs A Bestwick Personnel Officer. Email
whsrecruitment@woodchurchhigh.com. We do not accept CVs and approaches from recruitment agencies.
If you do not hear by 16th May 2024 , you may assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
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About Woodchurch High School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1426 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Woodchurch High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- whsrecruitment@woodchurchhigh.com
- Phone number
- 0151 641 8226
Woodchurch High School is an exciting place to work. It is a successful and oversubscribed 11 –
16 co-educational comprehensive. We enjoy state of the art facilities, designed to engage and
motivate learners. As an Academy committed to professional development, all new teaching staff will be expected to actively participate in CPD programmes.
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