Teaching Assistant (Special School)

High Well School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2DD

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 34 Hours per week, Monday to Friday. Term Time + 5 days
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year with possible extension
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403 - £28, 142 FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ability to relate well with children with special educational needs.

Skills in supporting the positive management of behaviour, interventions and reward.

Good communication skills along with the ability to work as part of a team or independently using your own initiative.

Ability to provide general support with learning activities

Initiative to organise all teaching equipment, is in safe working order and secure at all times.

What the school offers its staff

A positive, friendly and professional working environment.

An opportunity to work with an amazing group of young people.

Bespoke and comprehensive induction package for new staff followed up with outstanding CPD.

A subsidised Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

A talented and supportive Senior Leadership Team and dedicated Governing Body.

A supportive environment in which your talents will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded.

Access to wellbeing platforms, including cycle to work, and other platforms which give employee benefits and inspire a unique employee experience, enriching personal and working lives

Employee Assistance Programme, free parking

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.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teaching Assistant (Special School) Job Spec.pdf - 194 KB (opens in new tab)

About High Well School

• School type: Special school, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 103 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: High Well School website
• Email address: hayleybrown@highwell.org.uk
• Phone number: 01924 572100
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/high-well-school

High Well School is a Special School which caters for a minimum of seventy 9-16 year olds with an Education Health & Care Plan for severe and profound social, emotional and mental health needs as well as other learning difficulties. The School meets the needs of some of Wakefield’s most complex and vulnerable young people.

High Well endeavours to provide a nurturing environment with personalised support and specialist teaching to enable our pupils to re-engage in learning, develop their social and emotional skills and leave with not only appropriate qualifications but the skills required to succeed in life after school. This is reflected in our vision of ‘Preparing for Positive Futures’.

Arranging a visit to High Well School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hayleybrown@highwell.org.uk.

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