Hospital & Home Tuition Support Assistant

Temporary Maternity Leave Cover until 17 October 2025

Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

 A fantastic opportunity has arisen to become part of the unique, innovative, warm and welcoming Knowsley MBC Hospital and Home Tuition Service. We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspirational Hospital & Home Tuition Support Assistant to cover maternity leave, who would like to broaden their experience in managing and working with vulnerable young people experiencing physical and/or mental illness across Whiston Hospital, our Schools and Local Authority. 
   
You will work alongside the Hospital Home Tuition Service Manager, and the service Higher Level Teaching Assistant, to work with and supervise individuals and groups of children, either self-directed or under the direction of the teacher/Higher Level Teaching Assistant.  Your duties will include contribution to lesson plans, delivery and assessment, and enabling access to learning for all pupils and will work across several areas; The Children's Ward at Whiston Hospital, at our learning base at the George Howard Centre in Whiston, and in student homes throughout Knowsley

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Paul Davenport on 07384900837

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted