SEND Teaching Assistant
Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1LG17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
10 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Term time (Can be done as a job share): SEN/D Teaching Assistant, full time: 28 hours and 45 minutes per week (8:45am – 3:30pm Monday – Friday) Plus 2.5 hours (30 minutes daily Monday - Friday) p/w as Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant There is also the opportunity to extend the role to include Breakfast Club Assistant: 7 hours and 30 minutes per week (Monday - Friday 7:15am – 8:45am).
Contract type
- Fixed term - 31st August 2026 ( may be extended- role attached to funding)
Pay scale
- B1- Scale point 4-6 (Teaching Assistant) A1- Scale Point 2 (Lunchtime supervisory assistant)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Here at Pool, our vision of ‘Believe and Achieve’ is at the heart of everything we do. We are looking to appoint a fixed term SEN/D Teaching Assistant to join our happy, skilled and committed team. Equal opportunities to education and care are central to the ethos of the school, where all children are supported and encouraged to enjoy learning, engage well with others and achieve their potential.
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated, caring and committed SEN/D Assistant, join our dedicated and hardworking team. Applicants should have good English and Maths skills, be effective communicators and have excellent organisational skills. Experience of supporting young children with SEN/D is preferred.
The successful candidate will create and maintain effective partnerships with parents, carers and the wider community to support and improve pupils’ achievement and personal development. Pool CE Primary School is committed to the professional development of all staff.
What the school offers its staff
Through the narrative of Christian Values, our aim is to inspire our pupils and staff to believe in themselves, each other, and in the power of education to change lives for the better, through learning and meaningful experiences.
Positive relationships are at the heart of our school - our ethos is warm, supportive and family friendly. We can offer you:
A welcoming, friendly school with happy, articulate children who enjoy learning, achieving well and taking on responsibility.
A dedicated team of talented and caring staff.
A fully supportive and active Governing Body with a commitment to your continuing professional development.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check. We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our school is a place where everyone should be able to flourish in a loving and hospitable community. Each person in all their unique difference should be able to thrive, irrespective of physical appearance, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, academic ability, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 168 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- claire.taylor@poolprimarysch.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0113 2843151
Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is in the Benefice of Lower Wharfedale which is in the Diocese of Leeds.
‘Believe and Achieve’ is our ethos. It is the foundation on which we build lasting partnerships with our pupils, parents and the wider community. We have close links with St Wilfrid’s and Pool Methodist churches, and our values are based on the Christian faith.
Through high expectations and a caring Christian environment, we aim to provide the best for our pupils and strive to develop the ‘whole child’. We proudly refer to ourselves as 'The Pool School Family' and instil in all our pupils a desire to look after each other and celebrate diversity.
Arranging a visit to Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email claire.taylor@poolprimarysch.org.uk.
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