13 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    19 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    4 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

APT&C Sc.2/3 Point 4-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience of working with children/young people

A good standard of literacy & numeracy

Good relationships with pupils

Co-operative relationships with staff

Good organisational skills

Good ICT skills to aid pupils learning Ability to plan and deliver intervention workshops to small groups of students (e.g. zones of regulation, social stories, social and emotional wellbeing or basic maths and English skills).

Effective communication and interpersonal skills with both adults and children

Physically able to support the movement of physically impaired children in their movement around the school; e.g. moving a wheelchair across different terrain.

Appropriate training or willing to complete training in good Health and Safety practices around hygiene, Safeguarding Training, Intimate Care Training and Positive Handling.

What the school offers its staff

If appointed, you will be joining a strong and dedicated team and a focused and supportive wider staff body who are fully committed to delivering the best outcomes for our students. We aim to both challenge and support our students and staff to push the boundaries of their achievements, to contribute to the wider life of the school and its community and to be role models in all that they do.

We offer you the opportunity to join a strong and developing team at a time when challenge and reward are in abundance; most of all we offer you a happy place to work in a role which can really shape futures.

You will be joining a vibrant and committed wider staff body who work together for the good of all both in and beyond the classroom. You will see opportunities to join trips and visits to local, national and international destinations and will also be enrolled in our Employee Assistance programme which gives all staff access to: 24/7 GP service / Flu Vaccines / Balancing Parenthood Nurse Support Service / Surgical Assistant Programme / Stress Management Mental Health First Aid Training / Grief and Resilience / Financial Wellbeing Coaching Men’s Mental Health / Support Staff in the Workplace / Menopause Counselling Menopause Blog / Symptoms Tracker / Guidance for Partners Neurodiversity Training / New Employee Assessments / Occupational Health Hub Deloitte Legal Services

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference.

We are looking for a candidate who is seeking to establish themselves in an exciting role and we can fully support you on that journey.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to z.jenkinson@brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk

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About Brighouse High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1308 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01484710408

We are a stand-alone academy, which is proud to have retained its identity at the heart of the community. Our recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2022, recognised that ‘There is an acute awareness of what pupils need to support them in their stage of learning or employment. This runs through the school from Year 7 to the sixth form. Leaders make sure all pupils, including those with SEND, access an ambitious curriculum that stimulates their minds and promotes curiosity.

Arranging a visit to Brighouse High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email z.jenkinson@brighouse.calderdale.sch.uk.

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