Educational Support Assistant

Spen Valley High School, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 7LX

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  26 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,300.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5

Educational Support Assistant job summary

Our Educational Support Assistants provide valuable classroom and 1-1 support for our students with SEN, as well as providing literacy interventions. As such, applicants should have knowledge of SEN and be willing to go the extra mile for our students to ensure they can both access their learning, and enjoy their experience in school.

This role may appeal to anyone considering teacher training or are working towards a pastoral role to gain some addtional experience of working with students.

All our support assistants are coaches, this means they have a coaching group with who they meet each day for 20 minutes, they are responsible for these students and will be key point of contact. This is a fantastic opportunity to get to know students and build strong relationships.

To ensure support assistants can effectively support our students in their lessons, applicants require Maths and English GCSE grade C/4 or above to qualify for this role. A knowledge of Microsoft programmes is also required with training on additional packages such as SIMS and Classcharts available after appointment.

The contract for this role is term time plus 3 days, working hours 8.30am - 3pm (4pm on a Monday to attend CPD).

Staff Benefits include:

• Employee Assistance Scheme providing physiotherapy, counselling, health and nutrition/lifestyle advice and menopause support
• Pension (West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Staff Counselling (a personal & confidential counselling & support service)
• Varied Staff wellbeing Initiatives
• Use of school fitness suite
• Kirklees Vivup Scheme (saving money on shopping, days out, entertainment etc)
• Free flu vaccinations and eyecare vouchers
• Childcare vouchers

How to apply

We know that applying for a job takes a great deal of time and effort; it is therefore important that before you apply, you make sure we are the right school for you. To find out more, we ask that you look at our website, particularly our Trauma Informed Practices (Including our Relationship Policy) and if necessary, contact our HR Team to discuss the role further.

If you do wish to continue with your application, we ask that in our personal statement you include information as to why you want to work in our school and what experience and/or qualifications you have, will make you the best candidate for the role.

For more information about the school please see our website at www.spenvalleyhighschool.co.uk or contact our HR Lead, Tracey Bland on 01924 405451 or by email hr@spenvalleyhighschool.co.uk.

All employees are required to promote and actively support the school’s responsibilities towards safeguarding and are subject to Enhanced DBS Checks.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Spen Valley High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spen Valley High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spen-valley-high-school

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