Educational Teaching Assistant - ARP for Physical Impairment

Newsome Academy, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6JN

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,361.00 - £19,571.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 4, SCP 7-11 (FTE £26,403 - £28,142) Term Time Plus 2 Days, 30 Hours Per Week, Fixed Term Until 31/08/26

Educational Teaching Assistant - ARP for Physical Impairment job summary

We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our team in providing specialist support to meet the needs of children with complex physical needs. This role will involve a combination of support on a one to one and small group basis either in or out of the classroom or specialist provision base. It also involves working with staff from other schools in order to prepare them to fully meet the needs of the children in their local mainstream school. The post involves working in partnership with parents/carers and families in order to build confidence and trust.

Please see the attached Job Pack for full details.

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 Newsome Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 801 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Newsome Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newsome-academy

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