Educational Teaching Assistant - Ravenshall School

Kirklees Council; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Well-resourced environment

Supportive leadership

Raising standards

Job summary

Kirklees Council’s Ravenshall School is seeking an Educational Teaching Assistant (Grade 7) to join our team. This full-time role runs 8:30am–3:15pm, Monday to Friday, during term time plus 5 inset days.

You will support pupils aged 4–19 with complex needs, contributing to a personalised, engaging curriculum and strong positive behaviour strategies. We value CPD, collaboration, and innovative practice, with a commitment to raising standards and placing pupils at the heart of our work.

Qualifications

• Excellent practitioner with high standards and expectations.
• Strong understanding of engagement strategies to support learning.
• Motivated professional and a team player with drive and vision.
• Excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Work across all Key Stages – including Post 16.
• Support pupils with learning difficulties and complex needs.
• Contribute to CPD and join a forward-facing school team.
• Deliver high-quality learning activities within Positive Behaviour Support.

Skills

Excellent practitioner

Engagement strategies

Team player

Excellent communicator

Education

Experience in SEN environment

Job description

Hours 31.25 hours per week, Term Time only plus 5 Inset days

Organisation Schools

Directorate Special Schools

Service Area Ravenshall School

Number of Jobs 1

Location Ravensthorpe Road, Dewsbury WF12 9EE

Position type Permanent

Grade Grade 7

Salary £22,574 - £23,706

Educational Teaching Assistant (Grade 7) Required To Start ASAP This is a full time post working 8:30am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday Ravenshall School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Educational Teaching Assistant to work in our “Exceptional School” (Ofsted, 2024) Our outstandingspecial school caters for pupils aged 4 – 19 who have learning difficulties and a wide range of complex needs. We provide a broad, balanced, personalised and fully engaging curriculum which will enable each child to develop emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually to achieve their full potential through a wide range of learning opportunities. Our pupils are enthusiastic and love coming to school. They expect a lot from the adults that work with them! The successful candidate will have a passion for Special Educational Needs and a firm understanding of positive behaviour support strategies, understand and commit to the school’s values and be able to work within our strong team of support staff. Our ETAs work across all Key Stages – including Post 16. Applications are welcome from candidates who have a mainstream background as well as those currently working within a Special Education setting, as we offer high quality in-house support and CPD for successful candidates joining our forward-facing school. This is an exciting opportunity for a colleague to extend and develop their CPD in new and innovative ways.

We look forward to hearing from you if you are:

• An excellent practitioner, able to set and achieve high standards and expectations
• Have a strong understanding of engagement strategies to support engagement for learning approaches
• A highly motivated professional and a team player with drive and vision
• An excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills

In Return We Can Offer

• A school which values and invests in all our staff by providing a range of bespoke CPD opportunities to enable you to meet all our pupil needs
• A well-resourced and enjoyable working environment which cares for and values every staff member
• A supportive and collaborative leadership team who welcome new ideas and innovation
• A school committed to raising standards which has children and young people at the heart of our maxim “All Different, All Equal, All Important”

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Visits to the school are welcome.

Please contact the school on 01924 456811 to arrange an appointment.

Closing date Monday 2 November at 10am

Closing date 02 November 2026, 10:00 AM

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.