Teaching Assistant (Support)

Bishop Heber High School, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8JD

25 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
11 June 2026

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern: Part time: 28.66 hours per week - Term time only
Contract type: Permanent
Actual salary: £16,832 to £17,762

What skills and experience we're looking for

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

A range of GCSE (or equivalent) qualifications at Grade C or above (at least in English and mathematics).

Evidence of further study in the field of child care.

Worked positively with young people in an educational or caring situation

Ability to relate positively to students who may display challenging behaviour
Ability to work as a team member
Ability to work with small groups of students under supervision
Must show an understanding and appreciation of the needs of students with learning difficulties
Understanding of social and educational issues that impact upon young people
Resilient
Flexible enough to cope with changing situations
Ability to maintain a sense of proportion, perspective and good humour

Commitment to providing equality of opportunity for all young people

DESIRABLE SKILLS

City & Guilds Certificate in Learning Support eg NNEB/BTEC Childhood Studies (Nursery Nursing) or equivalent

Experience of successful work with young people with additional learning needs including those with emotional and behavioural difficulties

Knowledge of Secondary curriculum

Good organisational skills
Good negotiating skills

Full, clean driving licence
Computer literate

What the school offers its staff

THE SCHOOL

Bishop Heber High School (the ‘Heber’) has 1,300 students, including 250 in the Sixth Form, and serves three villages and surrounding hamlets in this beautiful area of south-west Cheshire. The School is located a 20-minute car journey from Nantwich, Wrexham and Chester. It has easy access to the Wirral as well as North Shropshire. The School enjoys an excellent reputation in the locality and a large number of families choose Bishop Heber from outside the catchment area. In fact, there are over 450 students on roll who come from other parts of Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales. In 2015 the School underwent a £5 million redevelopment of the site and there are strong community links through the School’s Library and sports facilities, including a new Community Fitness Suite, Astroturf pitch and resurfaced Netball courts.

We are a Foundation School and formerly an International Specialist Languages College which underpins an exciting international dimension both in the School and through its curriculum.

In the main findings of the most recent Ofsted Inspection Report (November 2022), stated that…

At Bishop Heber High School, pupils and students in the sixth form are proud to belong to the school. There is a strong sense of community. Pupils and students are welcoming and supportive of each other, living out the mantra that states all will be happy at Heber. Leaders and teachers have high expectations for all pupils and students to succeed, both academically and personally.

The school’s impressive results were reflected in Ofsted’s observations that: Teachers have strong subject knowledge. They use their expertise to deliver the curriculum well... Pupils and students achieve well.

OUR VISION AND ETHOS

Our vision is a School in which Respect, Opportunity and Achievement can flourish. We recognise the differences, values and beliefs of each individual yet acknowledge our responsibility to treat everyone with respect and courtesy, so we all feel happy and safe in our School. Bishop Heber forms the heart of the wider community, providing all of its members with a central resource to enhance the quality of opportunity; a world-renowned, international, innovative place to learn and grow into active global citizens. Bishop Heber enjoys a positive, well-ordered and stimulating environment. We promote and celebrate achievement in academic study, sport, performance, creative art and community work. Bishop Heber provides high-quality and exciting teaching with support and challenge appropriate to the needs of every individual, to encouraging learning as a lifelong activity.

THE SCHOOL MOTTO IS…..Pret d’accomplir – Ready to Accomplish

Flexible working opportunities

Part time hours will be considered

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.

We require as soon as possible an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join this lively and successful 11-18 Secondary School.

The successful applicant will be required to support students in lessons and will work collaboratively with teaching staff and other support staff.

A desire to make a positive contribution to the life of the School and an enjoyment of working with children are essential. A good level of education is required, with Numeracy and Literacy skills to GCSE or equivalent (A-C).

Further details of the post and an Application Form are available from Mrs J Clegg, Personnel Manager via E-Mail: jclegg@heber.org.uk

Website: www.bishopheber.cheshire.sch.uk

Closing date for applications is 9:00 a.m. on Monday, 6th July 2026

We are totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. If successful you will be expected to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

“Respect, Opportunity and Achievement”

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.