Teaching Assistant Level 3

West Lancashire Community High School, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8EH

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Summer term 2025

• Closing date

  28 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 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: £27,269 to £31,067
• Pay scale: Grade 6 SCP 11-19

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, groups of students, or up to a class of 12. 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 attached documents.

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 business.manager@westlancs.lancs.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

DBS Information (7).pdf - 120 KB (opens in new tab)

Application_pack_TA3 (1).pdf - 317 KB (opens in new tab)

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: business.manager@westlancs.lancs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01695 721487
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-lancashire-community-high-school

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 business.manager@westlancs.lancs.sch.uk.

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