Educational Teaching Assistant (SEN) - Southgate School
Organisation: Schools
Directorate: Primary Schools
Service Area: Southgate School
Hours: 31 hours per week working term time plus 5 days
Number of Jobs: 2
Location(s): Southfield Road Almondbury Huddersfield HD5 8TG
Position type: Permanent
Grade: Grade 7
Are you looking for a role that allows you to make a difference? We have the perfect opportunity for you.
As our school continues to develop and grow, we are looking for new people to join us as classroom assistants (ETA’s). Our ETA’s help deliver a range of strategies and approaches to support learning for individuals and small groups under the supervision of the teacher. Your day will start at 8.50am by helping to prepare the classroom, and finish at 3.25pm after the pupils have left.
Making a difference
In your role as an ETA, you will have the chance to positively impact our pupils by supporting the teaching team to deliver curriculum-based activities, ensuring our pupils receive the best opportunities within a nurturing environment.
Ongoing Training and Development
We believe in investing in our people and provide comprehensive training with opportunities to develop new skills. We offer a supportive environment that encourages personal and professional development and promote internal development and succession planning. Please note that some of our training takes place outside of your normal working hours.
Flexible Hours
This role is designed to fit around your life. You will be in school between 8.50am and 3.25pm, allowing you to manage your work-life balance. Working at Southgate means you will benefit from working during term time, giving you extended breaks and more flexibility throughout the year.
How You Will Make a Difference
* Working with young people with a range of diverse needs
* Supporting pupils to achieve their full potential by delivering a range of learning strategies and approaches
* Contributing to effective assessment and planning
* Ensuring the highest level of safeguarding for all our pupils
* Being part of a positive staff team committed to the highest standards of wellbeing and professional development.
Southgate is a nurture school for pupils with complex needs where we celebrate difference, take joy in our young people, and seek to discover and develop their unique potential. We create happy and secure learning environments, helping pupils acquire knowledge, skills, confidence, and emotional self-regulation. Our aim is to enable our pupils to lead as full and independent lives as possible.
Apply today and start making a difference while enjoying flexibility and growth!
* Please ensure you complete the Key Skills Form and return it with your application form via email to recruitment@southgateschool.co.uk. This form is used to identify your skills and abilities as part of our shortlisting process.
We will shortlist the week commencing 3 March and interviews will take place the week commencing 17 March 2025.
Remember, the interview panel does not know you, so use this as an opportunity to sell yourself.
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
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