Teaching Assistant Level 3 (Student Support Specialist)

Winifred Holtby Academy, Hull, HU7 4PW

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  29 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Special Education Needs (SEN), Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,269.00 Annually (FTE) 35 hours per week, £22,256 actual salary, SCP11, Term Time Only + 5 additional days, 1year Fixed Term Contract

Teaching Assistant Level 3 (Student Support Specialist) job summary

As a TA Level 3 Student Support Specialist, you will be working closely with students who require a different approach to their learning and personal development. This role is integral to creating a supportive, structured, and engaging environment in our new dedicated student space.

The ideal candidate will have a balanced skill set that includes elements of sports coaching, counselling, and behaviour management. They will play a pivotal role in fostering positive relationships, ensuring accountability, and promoting the well-being and progress of students with additional needs

About You

The successful candidate will have a balanced skill set that includes elements of sports coaching, counselling, and behaviour management. They will play a pivotal role in fostering positive relationships, ensuring accountability, and promoting the well-being and progress of students with additional needsCandidates will possess a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent experience.

What WE can Offer YOU

In return for your skills and experience, we provide a supportive and friendly environment to develop and thrive. We offer all staff access to an excellent pension (TPS/LGPS); a generous annual leave entitlement with additional shutdown days over the Christmas period; staff development opportunities; free onsite car parking; and a supportive induction programme.

For an informal discussion about this post, please do not hesitate to contact Miss Y Jackson, SENDco on 01482 826207.

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The Consortium Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure, in line with the usual terms and conditions of employment at The Consortium Academy Trust.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Winifred Holtby Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1334 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Winifred Holtby Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/winifred-holtby-academy

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