Educational Teaching Assistant

Newsome Academy, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6JN

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  11 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,950.00 - £24,461.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 4, SCP 7-11 (£26,403-£28,142), 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Plus 5 Days, Fixed Term 12 Months

Educational Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join our large SEND and Inclusion team to support a curriculum area.

We are looking for a specialist who wants to make the next move to a prestigious role in a progressive Academy and Multi-Academy Trust that is constantly growing and gives opportunity to those that have drive and absolute care. You must be a forward thinking, dynamic and a resilient teaching assistant who, working in collaboration with the wonderful SEND Team, will provide high quality support to help take the department to the next level. You will be a natural inspirer, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues. It is crucial that you have a great understanding of the latest educational landscape and how to achieve success within these parameters.e are looking for a specialist who wants to make the next move to a prestigious role in a progressive Academy and Multi-Academy Trust that is constantly growing and gives opportunity to those that have drive and absolute care. You must be a forward thinking, dynamic and a resilient teaching assistant who, working in collaboration with the wonderful SEND Team, will provide high quality support to help take the department to the next level. You will be a natural inspirer, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues. It is crucial that you have a great understanding of the latest educational landscape and how to achieve success within these parameters.

Please see attached Job Pack for 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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