Specialist Teaching Assistant

Outwood Academy City, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 8SS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): TBC
• Contract type: Fixed term - Ends 17th July 2026
• Actual salary: £26,932.43 to £29,061.51

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an outstanding individual who is enthusiastic, dynamic and inspirational to join our Inclusion team as a Specialist Teaching Assistant, with a specialism in Maths or English and an interest to take the lead in Emotional Literacy (ELSA). As a Specialist Teaching Assistant you will be required to work closely with members of our Inclusion team and will have the energy and creativity to develop and inspire students learning, life skills and personalised outcomes. Candidates should have experience of working in a primary or secondary setting and have the experience to plan and deliver interventions linked to the broad SEND areas of need, with a particular focus on Cognition and Learning, and SEMH. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrateknowledge and experience of the needs of students with learning difficultiesand/or disabilities and the SEND Code of Practice.

A key focus will be to support student provision and increase students' ability to access all areas of the curriculum and school life. As part of the role you will possess the skills to embed and develop Maths and English, working proactively with other members of the Inclusion team to improve attainment, by adopting a personalised approach towards planning and delivery of a bespoke curriculum.

The successful candidate will work to support students in all necessary provisions. A key focus will be to increase students' ability to access all areas of the curriculum. Examples of the work the successful candidate will be expected to deliver are to:

• Take responsibility for a caseload of students inside and outside of the classroom during structured or unstructured time.
• Assess the needs of students and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support students’ educational progress and attainment and prepare them for adulthood.
• Deliver intervention programs to individuals and small groups, preparing relevant and appropriate learning experiences in conjunction with the department staff. A key focus of this work will be around emotional literacy and social skills.
• Track and monitor student life skill targets and/or EHCP outcomes, discussing progress with parents and agreeing new targets/EHCP outcomes at Interim Reviews.

What the school offers its staff

• Comprehensive induction andtraining process

• We are also a wellbeing employer with adedicated wellbeing policy and menopausepolicy along with menopause championsbased in our academies

• Free onsite parking

• Employee discounts such as competitivelypriced Synergy Car Leasing

• Access to various discount sites

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.

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About Outwood Academy City

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1177 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Outwood Academy City website
• Email address: s.day@city.outwood.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-academy-city

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