Educational Teaching Assistant 1:1 SEN Support

Lowerhouses CofE Primary School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8JY

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £11,569.00 Annually (Actual)

Educational Teaching Assistant 1:1 SEN Support job summary

We are advertising for a fixed term Educational Teaching Assistant, to join us as soon as possible. This job is for 17.75 hours, supporting a child in Key Stage 1. This appointment is until 31/8/2027 in the first instance. The hours of work are Monday to Friday 11.30am - 3.15pm.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated person with a commitment to helping children reach their full potential. The successful candidate must have a firm but fair approach to working with children and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience of working with children with SEND is desirable as is working in a school environment. It is important that they have the ability to work as part of a team and build positive relationships with the children, staff and parents.

Lowerhouses CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Under the September 2022 amendments to Keeping Children Safe in Education, we will be undertaking an ‘online search’ for shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence, this is to help identify incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this job. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

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.

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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 Lowerhouses CofE Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lowerhouses CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lowerhouses-cofe-voluntary-controlled-junior-infant-and-early-years-school-huddersfield

Our staff are passionate about making a difference to the learning opportunities offered to the children of Lowerhouses. We work hard in a supportive environment and enjoy seeing the children grow in all aspects throughout their time with us. We are looking for an enthusiastic, inspirational, and highly motivated teacher to join our team and be part of our exciting future as one of Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust’s schools. Lowerhouses CE Primary School leaders are committed to promoting and supporting a healthy work-life balance.

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