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  • Start date details

    Summer term 2025

  • Closing date

    22 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    28 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 Hours per week term time only.

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

between 25,183 and 27,269

What skills and experience we're looking for

The role involves supporting students with generic learning difficulties, within a specialised environment. As a Teaching Assistant you will be expected to support the class teacher in delivering structured learning activities to individuals or groups of students. You will also assist in monitoring student progress and supporting them in their social, emotional and personal needs.

We are looking for individuals who;

• are enthusiastic and committed with a ‘can do’ attitude

• can work as part of a team

• can work effectively with students, parents and other school stakeholders.

• have the ability to motivate and inspire students to achieve

• are willing to promote our school values of respect, achieve, success and friendship.

What the school offers its staff

Full details can be found in the application information pack.

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.

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Additional documents

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

About West Lancashire Community High School

School type
Special school, ages 11 to 19
School size
137 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01695 721487

West Lancashire Community High School is a vibrant generic learning difficulties school and has previously been inspected by Ofsted and rated good. Our students all have an Education Health Care Plan. We currently have 170 students on roll, students are aged between 11 and 19 years. Our school is organised into three key stages/departments:
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5.

Arranging a visit to West Lancashire Community High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dharrison@westlancs.lancs.sch.uk.

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