Educational Teaching Assistant

St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,188.00 - £20,451.75 Annually (Actual) FTE £25,584 - 27,269

Educational Teaching Assistant job summary

To support teaching and learning under the guidance of the SENDCo and teaching staff, by providing high-quality support to individuals and small groups of pupils across all areas of SEND. This role involves implementing agreed work programmes both in and out of the classroom, including 1:1 classroom support, flexible support within lessons, and the planning and delivery of interventions. Staff will also be expected to supervise groups of students as required both in and out of the classroom. The primary focus is to support pupils’ learning, development, engagement, and wellbeing, contributing to the inclusive ethos of the school and helping them achieve their full potential.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 958 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-fisher-catholic-voluntary-academy-dewsbury

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