Senior Educational Teaching Assistant (Therapy Assistant)
Woodley School and College, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8JE7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
2 July 2026 at 8am
Date listed
25 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Contract: Term time plus 5 inset days plus 2 weeks in holidays Hours: Full time - 37 per week Days: Mon to Thurs 8.30am – 4.30pm; Fri 8.30am – 4pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 8
What skills and experience we're looking for
Woodley School and College are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Therapy Assistant to work in our school to help students improve communication, independence and achievement.
We are looking for an inspirational individual to join our team. We are looking for effective and a motivated professional with unlimited ambition for the pupils, themselves and the school. We want someone who will challenge, stimulate and support pupils and staff to achieve their best through:
- Inspiring trust and confidence
- Building team commitment
- Engaging and motivating pupils with autism
- Being a flexible, reflective and self-evaluating practitioner
- Takes positive action to improve the quality of learning throughout the school
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- A well-resourced and pleasant working environment
- A supportive leadership team school which values and invests in all our staff
- Bespoke CPL opportunities to support you to meet the needs of our pupils
- A school committed to its children and families
- An ethos based on improving the Quality of Life for its students and staff
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Further information about the job
To work as part of a team including teachers and other support staff to support the learning and welfare of pupils at Woodley School and College.
Provide practical support for learning, educational activities, developing social skills, integration and securing pupils’ physical and emotional wellbeing including encouraging their independence.
This could include staff requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources.
To assist with the co-ordination and supervision of other support staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Woodley School and College
- School type
- Special school, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 182 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Woodley School and College website
- Email address
- recruitment@woodleyschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01484223937
Woodley School and College is a supportive and progressive establishment who invests heavily in growing and developing its staff at all levels. We are delighted that two of our senior leaders have successfully secured promotions and a further one moving on into retirement. This, combined with the rapid growth of the school means we now have various exciting senior leader opportunities. We are enthusiastic to fill with talented and dedicated colleagues.
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