Educational Teaching Assistant - Westmoor Primary School

Kirklees Council; Kirklees; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Warm working environment

Supportive leadership team

Well-behaved pupils

Well-resourced classrooms

Job summary

Kirklees Council invites applications for an Educational Teaching Assistant at Westmoor Primary School. This permanent role is 28 hours per week during term time.

You will support learning, deliver interventions to groups, and assist pupils from diverse backgrounds. A DBS check is required; SEN experience is desirable but not essential. The appointment will be graded at 5 or 6 depending on experience.

The school offers a warm environment, supportive leadership, and well-resourced classrooms.

Qualifications

• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Able to deliver interventions to groups of children.
• Support children from diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Group interventions

Teamwork

SEN experience

Job description

We are excited to be able to provide an opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic Educational Teaching Assistant to join our successful and vibrant school. This is a permanent position for 28 hours per week term time only to start as soon as possible. The successful candidate will be paid at Grade 5 or Grade 6, dependant on experience.

We can offer:

• a warm and friendly working environment
• a highly skilled and supportive leadership team
• well-behaved pupils who are eager to learn
• high quality and well-resourced classrooms

The ideal candidates will:

• have good numeracy and literacy skills
• be able deliver interventions to groups of children
• be able to successfully support children from a range of backgrounds and with differing abilities
• be flexible and able to work well as part of a team
• experience of supporting children with SEN desirable, but not essential.

Westmoor Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and expects 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.