Teaching Assistant Level 2B
West Lancashire Community High School, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8EH19 days remaining to apply
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
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to dharrison@westlancs.lancs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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
- School website
- West Lancashire Community High School website
- Email address
- dharrison@westlancs.lancs.sch.uk
- 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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