Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Salary - LSEAT Harmonised 13 £25,172 (FTE)

Core Hours - 31.18 per week, 38 weeks per year. (08:40am - 3:20pm - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 08:20am - 3:20pm Wednesday)

Closing Date- Monday 29th June2026, 9am

Start Date– September 2026

We require a person who has lots of energy and enthusiasm to support the special students attending our school.

Job purpose

• To work with and support the teaching staff of Walton Leigh School in the education and care of pupils, to meet their Special Educational Needs.
• To work with and support the pupils of Walton Leigh School enabling them to take part in all aspects of the curriculum.
• To work under the direction of the Class Teacher, or the Senior Teaching Assistant in the absence of the Class Teacher, as a member of the class staff team, to support the delivery of an appropriate curriculum in a safe, stimulating and caring environment.

This post will entail working with students between the ages of 11 and 19 who will potentially require any or all of the following;

• Personal Care, i.e.
• Toileting *
• Feeding *

Administration of medication and or medical interventions, i.e.

• Gastrostomy feeds *
• Suctioning *
• Tracheotomy *
• Administering oral medication, (always with supervision by another trained adult)

All these would be after specific training by medically trained staff and carried out under their supervision until such time as their competencies were signed off and the staff member is confident to carry them out. *​Management of Challenging Behaviour, i.e.

• Using registered and County approved physical interventions.