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Teaching Assistant

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Schools • Lydiate, Liverpool

Salary

£23k – £25k

Posted

20 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

low

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Schools is hiring a Teaching Assistant in Lydiate, a full-time teaching role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £23k – £25k. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Schools holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Contract Type: 44.6 weeks (Term Time only) working 35 hours per week on a permanent contract. To excel in this role you will have proven experience of working in a classroom environment and 1:1, preferably with pupils who have special educational needs including ASD, learning difficulties and/or behavioural difficulties. You will possess patience, energy and enthusiasm and be prepared to engage young people with significant complex needs in sports, the creative arts, outdoor pursuits and life s…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Schools — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £23k – £25k
How this salary compares: about 23% below the £32,864 median across 1,681 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Lydiate, Liverpool · Full-time
Posted: 20 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.

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