Teaching Assistant with some SEN responsibility

Nields Academy, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5HT

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,273.00 - £19,579.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5, Scale Points 5-6

Teaching Assistant with some SEN responsibility job summary

Nields Academy
Teaching Assistant with some SEN responsibility
Fixed term contract until 31st August 2027
32.5 hours per week, term time only

Salary: Grade 5, Scale Points 5-6, £19,273 - £19,579 (FTE: £25,583 - £25,989)

Start - As soon as possible

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant for KS2 with some SEN responsibility. You will work under the instruction and guidance of teaching/senior staff, undertaking work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the Teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area with individuals or small groups. You will need to have a good understanding of Maths and English taught at a Year 5 and 6 level.

You may be asked to support children who have an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP). Your role will be vital in helping to implement the provisions and strategies required to enable these children to achieve important life outcomes, which may include assisting with intimate care needs.

In return you will work in a warm and welcoming school community, with dedicated staff and enthusiastic well-behaved children.

Great Heights Academy Trust is a progressive and forward thinking Multi Academy Trust where there are opportunities for development and career progression. We are a growing multi-academy trust with nine schools in the West Yorkshire area with plans to further expand. In addition, we are home to a SCITT, Research School and an English Hub.

If you are passionate and enthusiastic about helping children and can work with us to nurture their aspirations and dreams; enabling them to be the best they can be, then we would love to hear from you.

If you wish to apply for the position please go to our Trust site vacancy page at https://greatheightstrust.org.uk/employment-opportunities/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert for Teaching Assistant, at Nields Academy.

Closing date: Thursday 8th of October 9am

Interviews: Wednesday 14th October

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.

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.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Nields Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 155 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Nields Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nields-academy

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