Teaching Assistant Level 1

Church Drive Primary School, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 5EF

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 November 2026

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant Level 1 job summary

The role will entail:

• Supporting students in the classroom on a 1:1 basis and in small groups
• Assisting teachers with lesson delivery and learning activities
• Supporting students with a range of learning needs and abilities
• Promoting students’ social, emotional, and academic development
• Encouraging positive behaviour and engagement in learning
• Helping to create a safe, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment
• Supporting classroom preparation and resources
• The opportunity to further develop their skills through a bespoke career pathway available working for Oak Trees Multi-Academy Trust

We are looking to appoint an individual who has experience with PEG feeding and intimate cate, or is willing to undertake this form of care for a child.

If you have the skills, energy and enthusiasm that meet the essential criteria, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Church Drive is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Church Drive Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 323 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Church Drive Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/church-drive-primary-school-wirral

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