Teaching Assistant
St Hilda's Church of England High School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 3AL7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
9 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
2 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 35 hours per week, 8.00 - 3.30 Mon -Fri, Term Time plus 3 inset days.
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,583 - £25,989 FTE (Actual salary £22,275 - £22,628)
Pay scale
- NJC scale 3 SCP 5-6
What skills and experience we're looking for
POST RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support for Pupils
- To promote pupils’ development in a safe, secure, challenging environment.
- To have regard for the safety and well-being of the pupil at all times.
- To develop an understanding of the pupil’s specific needs in order to help them learn as effectively as possible.
- To focus on individual pupils to ensure their needs are being met within the group.
- To encourage inclusion within the classroom.
- To display pupils’ work to reflect their achievement.
- To encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
- To assist in the supervision of pupils on outings and visits.
- To assist identified pupils with personal care.
- Support for Teachers
- To liaise with teachers regarding the daily/weekly programme of activities and events.
- To set out, prepare, use, tidy and clean equipment after use. Assist in the general preparation and tidying of the classroom.
- To gather information from parents/carers as requested.
- To assist parents working in schools.
- To be aware of pupil problems/progress/achievements and report to the teacher as agreed.
- To support pupil record keeping as requested.
- To work within established disciplinary policy to anticipate and manage behaviour constructively, promoting self-control and independence.
- Support for SENDCo
- To carry out administrative tasks in order to support SEND record keeping in line with the Code of Practice (2015)
- Support for the Curriculum
- To prepare and undertake specific activities and supporting pupils to understand instructions and in respect of any learning strategies.
- To support pupils in using basic ICT as directed, developing pupil’s competence and interdependence in its use.
- To set out, prepare and maintain equipment, indoors and outdoors.
- Support for the School
- To assist with the general supervision of pupils during break times and lunch times and/or when required.
- To treat all information relating to a pupil as strictly confidential, and refer all enquiries, other than from professional, to the Headteacher/SENDCO.
- To support and encourage students on courses, Work Experience etc.
- take responsibility for own professional development and duties in relation to school policies and practices and operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the school.
- establish effective working relationships and set a good example through excellent presentation and personal and professional conduct.
- endeavour to give every child the opportunity to reach their potential and meet high expectations.
- co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school, department and students.
- contribute to the corporate life of the school through effective participation in meetings and management systems necessary to coordinate the management of the school.
- When required, take part in marketing and liaison activities such as parents evenings, inset days and any other appropriate school events.
- When required liaise effectively with parents and governors.
- To promote the welfare of children and to support the school in safeguarding children though relevant policies and procedures. Establish a purposeful and safe learning environment which complies with current legal requirements, national policies and guidance on the safeguarding and well-being of children and young people so that learners feel secure and sufficiently confident to make an active contribution to learning and to the school.
- To promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity.
- To recognise health and safety is a responsibility of every employee, to take reasonable care of self and others and to comply with the School’s Health and Safety policy and any school-specific procedures / rules that apply to this role.
- To support the Headteacher in promoting the Christian ethos of the school.
What the school offers its staff
The Governors of St Hilda’s wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work with our SEND department. The successful candidate would become part of an enthusiastic and hard-working team.
St Hilda’s, which is situated on the edge of Sefton Park in South Liverpool, is a welcoming and supportive community. We have high expectations of behaviour and there are excellent relationships between staff and students, based on mutual respect. St Hilda’s is a high-performing, over-subscribed comprehensive school with a Sixth Form.
In 2021, Ofsted judged the school to be Good and in 2025, our SIAMS inspection found that St Hilda’s Church of England High School is living up to its foundation as a Church school and is enabling pupils and adults to flourish.
The report highlighted "St Hilda’s biblically rooted Christian vision is the cornerstone and lifeblood of this school family. It is strongly proclaimed and confidently embraced, sustaining and nourishing the school’s work and mission. Along with its compelling Christian values, the vision drives this exceptional school. Diversity and difference are embraced, giving dignity and allowing this community to live well together. Pupils are highly respectful and supportive, enabling them to appreciate and support one another to be who they are."We are unashamedly a Christian school.
As the successful
candidate, you would be joining a very close-knit, highly supportive
family. We have made
some significant changes; becoming co-educational, changing our vision and
values, but we know that we can
improve further with the right people.
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
About St Hilda's Church of England High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1298 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Hilda's Church of England High School website
- Email address
- awinstanley@st-hildas.co.uk
Secondary High School
Arranging a visit to St Hilda's Church of England High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email awinstanley@st-hildas.co.uk.
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