TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 1

Lancashire County Council; Parbold; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a role at West Lancashire Community High School to support students with special needs in a specialised environment. You will assist with resources, aid classroom organisation, and help monitor progress while supporting the teacher with tasks and planning.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, capable of working in a team, and able to engage with students and stakeholders. DBS disclosure will be carried out as part of safeguarding procedures.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and committed with a 'can do' attitude.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Capable of working effectively with students, parents and other school stakeholders.
• Ability to motivate and inspire students to achieve.
• Willing to promote school values of respect, achieve, success and friendship.

Responsibilities

• Support classroom teacher, mainly with physical needs of students and resource preparation.
• Assist in monitoring student progress and supporting social, emotional and personal needs.
• Assist in prep of resources, basic record keeping and classroom organisation.

Skills

Team player

Can-do attitude

Motivate students

Education

Relevant Child Care qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Salary £25949to £ 26016The above salaries are based on FTE

Location West Lancashire Community High School, School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8EH (177 on roll)

Tel: [phone]

School website: www.westlancs.lancs.sch.uk

Summary The role involves supporting students with generic learning difficulties, within a specialised environment. To support the classroom teacher, mainly concerned with the physical needs of students, will have a limited involvement in the supervision of directed set tasks, and care of students including those with special needs and in the preparation of resources and classroom organisation but will have greater involvement in the preparation of resources, basic record keeping and supporting the teacher with classroom organisation. It is envisaged that their contribution to the curriculum would be limited to ensuring the availability of resources, aids and materials. 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.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

The closing date is 06/11/2026 at 9:00am

Desirable Qualifications

• Relevant Child Care qualification (or equivalent)

Desirable Experience

• Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age

To arrange a visit to school or have an informal discussion please call 01695 721487

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community Rehabilitation Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.