Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Role: Higher Level Teaching AssistantSalary: £25,932.60 to £28,314.78 pro rataGrade: Grade 7, Point 18 – 23 Cheshire East Council NJC Pay StructureStart Date: 1st September 2026 Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: 36 hours per week, 38.2 weeks per year (term time only)Closing Date: 08:00am Wednesday 3rd June 2026Interview Date: Monday 8th June 2026 Wilmslow High SchoolSchool age range: 11-18Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form) This is a position is 36 hours per week Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 4.15pm & Friday 8.30am – 3.45pm, 38.2 weeks per year (term time only) on appointment. We are looking for an inspirational and energetic individual who believes that all benefit from the pursuit of excellence for those students who face the greatest challenges with learning. The desire to make a difference for our students will be seen in your passion, drive and enthusiasm for inclusion. We are proud to be Wilmslow’s community secondary school and this means we are privileged to serve a very diverse and comprehensive range of students. Wilmslow High School has two small SEND classes in KS3 and KS4 for students whose complex learning difficulties mean that they require an alternative curriculum for English, Maths, Science and Life Skills, alongside the mainstream curriculum for practical subjects. This is a specialist role working collaboratively with the Curriculum Team Leader – Learning Support, teaching staff and Learning Support Assistants in order to enhance the development and education of students, specifically for students in an identified house. You will work collaboratively with students, school staff, parents and external professionals to ensure that students’ individual SEND needs are being met within school and that they are provided with the support and strategies required to allow them to reach their full potential. To provide supervision for whole classes of pupils, including cover supervision as appropriate, to maintain continuity of pupil’s learning. You will teach small groups of students with Special Educational Needs ensuring their access to lessons and lesson content through appropriate clarification, explanations, equipment and materials. You will have:Experience of working with young people with Special Educational Needs.An understanding of effective approaches to support them.Confidence in and knowledge of the core school curriculumPatience, calmness, integrity and imagination We offer a happy and caring environment rooted in our core values, in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. A consideration of the person’s suitability to work alongside children is part of the selection process. If invited for interview, you will be:asked to complete a self-declaration form answering questions in relation to any criminal record or other information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.subject to an online search. This is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore at interview. If successful, you will be subject toan enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.pre-employment checks which will include References, Health and Right to Work in UK Current or previous employers will be contacted and information requested will include: disciplinary offences relating to children, including any for which the penalty is ‘time expired’.whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns.