Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant
Netherton Infant and Nursery School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 7JE8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Part time: Positions Available: 2 Hours: 30 hours 50 minutes per week, term time only, Monday – Friday 8.45am – 3.25pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed Term Contract specifically linked to an individually named pupil
Actual salary
- Full Time: £24,404 - £25,183 Actual: £17,119 - £17,666 per annum (pending pay award).
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Band C (NJC point 4-6) Full Time: £24,404 - £25,183 Actual: £17,119 - £17,666 per annum (pending pay award).
Positions Available: 2
Hours: 30 hours 50 minutes per week, term time only, Monday – Friday 8.45am – 3.25pm
Contract: Fixed Term Contract specifically linked to an individually named pupil
Closing Date: Monday 16th June 2025 at 9am
Interview: w/c Monday 23rd June 2025
Start Date: September 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we would encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Are you a passionate, friendly and dedicated when it comes to providing excellent care and educational support to a pupil with additional needs?Do you recognise yourself as having strong communication skills, patience and understanding?Are you a strong team player who can help to secure outstanding outcomes for all pupils in a safe, vibrant, and happy school? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
What we’re looking for
Someone to/with:
- Provide dedicated support for a child with additional needs who requires individual assistance to access learning, as well as being able to nurture the child’s social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
- Previous experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs would be an advantage, as would knowledge/experience of Safer Handling and Team Teach.
- Be responsible for some learning activities within the overall teaching plan to enable access to learning.
- Carry out interventions within or outside of the classroom.
- Be actively involved in all aspects of school life and a real team player
- Provide the energy, stamina and commitment to make a difference and create the best possible educational opportunities for the young people at Netherton Infant and Nursery School.
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
In addition to this you will benefit from:
- Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pensions Fund
- A Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team
- Staff development through appraisal and CPD
- Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our students
- Free Parking
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care
- Annual Flu Vaccines
- Home & Technology Scheme
- Rewards and discounts
- GP Online and Prescription Service
- Your Care Wellbeing package
- Lifestyle benefits (discount platform)
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
A tour of the school will be available on the mornings of Friday 6th June and Wednesday 11th June, please contact the office on 01484 661832 to confirm your attendance.
For further details see our job pack below
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role, ahead of making a formal application, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact our office via office@netherton.TLT.school
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.
What the school offers its staff
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Netherton Infant and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 192 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Netherton Infant and Nursery School website
- Email address
- recruitment@TLT.school
School location
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