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Teaching Assistant

Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4LU

This job expired on 11 September 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  11 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: The working pattern for this role is 30 hours per week, 08:45 to 15:15 Monday to Friday, term time only plus 2 days.
• Contract type: Fixed term - This is a temporary position to 31/08/2026.
• Actual salary: Minimum Salary £17,562.49 Maximum Salary £17,841.20

What skills and experience we're looking for

Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant - SEN Support to join their academy.

The successful candidate will work with pupils with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities. The role of Teaching Assistant - SEN Support across our Academy is to promote the learning and welfare of all students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with statements of special educational needs, under the direction of the class teacher.

The successful candidate will need to show a passion for working with pupils with SEND and demonstrate previous experience.

This is a temporary position to 31/08/2026. The working pattern for this role is 30 hours per week, 08:45 to 15:15 Monday to Friday, term time only plus 2 days.

Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill is based on the outskirts of the cathedral city of Wakefield,

As an academy we encourage all children to strive for their best and to take pride in their achievements. We have a strong focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

As a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Children First, raising standards and transforming lives.

Full training and support will be given for the right candidate.

When completing your application, please give due regard to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please note that all of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification will be used to shortlist candidates for interview. If you do not demonstrate and/or evidence that you meet all of the essential criteria elements, you will not be selected for interview.

What the school offers its staff

• A comprehensive induction and training process
• Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
• Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)
• A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role

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 Primary Academy Greenhill

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 251 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill website
• Email address: enquiries@greenhill.outwood.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wakefield-greenhill-primary-school-wakefield

Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill is a primary academy based in the cathedral city of Wakefield.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place children at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

OPA Greenhill joined the Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) in September 2022. As a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Children First, raising standards and transforming liv

Arranging a visit to Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@greenhill.outwood.com.

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