POST:    Teaching Assistant Level 2

 Required as soon as possible

To further enhance and bolster the excellent SEND provision at Maghull High School we are seeking a Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our well established team in providing support for individuals and small groups of students. We are looking for motivated, inspiring, and influential candidates who will contribute positively to the academic and social development of our students, supporting their achievement across all curriculum areas.

Your task will be to assist those students to access the curriculum working closely with teaching staff to remove any barriers to learning. Working as an identified key worker to a small cohort of pupils you will support target setting, review and evaluation to ensure SEND learners make good progress. Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills are essential. 

We are a committed and diverse team who would welcome applications from post-graduates considering teaching as a career, candidates with teaching assistant qualifications or other relevant experience.

Maghull High School is part of the Southport Learning Trust, which currently includes Greenbank High School, Stanley High School, Birkdale High School, Meols Cop High School, Bedford Primary School and Kew Woods Primary School.  Our Trust welcomes teachers who are enthusiastic, energetic, and dedicated individuals with a talent for working with young people and a love of education.  We are seeking colleagues who can build robust and effective relationships with staff, parents, students, and the wider community in order to further the ethos of the Trust.                               

For any enquiries about the post, please contact Miss N Bowen at bowenn@maghullhigh.com or telephone: 0151 527 3961.

CLOSING DATE:  Friday 30 June 2023, 12:00pm

INTERVIEWS TO BE HELD:  Week Commencing 3 July 2023

ENHANCED DISCLOSURE

Southport Learning Trust is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website, which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Southport Learning Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which Southport Learning Trust might want to explore with you at interview.

A copy of our child protection and safeguarding policy can be found on our website https://www.maghullhigh.com/safeguarding/