Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Halifax; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant academy in Halifax is seeking a Teaching Assistant to provide learning support tailored to individual or small groups of pupils. The role requires good numeracy and literacy skills, experience working with children, and a commitment to safeguarding. The position is for 30 hours per week during term time, offering a competitive salary. Additionally, the academy supports professional development with training opportunities and various staff benefits, including access to a pension fund and health cover.

Benefits

Full support from a dedicated team

Development opportunities with regular training

Access to the West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Reduced cost health cover

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Good numeracy and literacy skills are required.
• Experience working with or caring for children is essential.
• Awareness of safeguarding practices is necessary.
• Familiarity with basic technology including MS Office is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide learning support to meet specific pupil needs.
• Assist in award-winning eco-initiatives.

Skills

Good numeracy and literacy skills

Experience with children of relevant age

Awareness of safeguarding

Experience with basic technology

Job description

What skills and experience we’re looking for

• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age.
• Awareness and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Experience of basic technology, PC, internet, MS Office packages.

What can we offer you

• Full support from a dedicated team.
• A commitment to your development with regular training opportunities.
• A range of staff benefits including access to the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, reduced cost health cover and cycle to work scheme.

What the school offers its staff

Trinity Academy Akroydon

Teaching Assistant (30 Hours per week)

Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm

Term Time Only Plus 3 Days

Scale 2 (Points 3 - 4)

Actual Annual Salary: £16,902 to £17,167

About the school

In October 2023, Ofsted identified Trinity Academy Akroydon as a vibrant, friendly and happy place in which to learn. Pupils are proud to be part of our highly inclusive school and, inspired by our vision ‘be remarkable, be determined, be proud’, live out these values through exemplary conduct and attitudes to learning.

Like all the schools within Trinity MAT, we are guided by the Trust’s four core principles: Empathy – Honesty – Respect – Responsibility.

Role

You will provide learning support, meeting the specific needs of individual pupils, or a small group of pupils as directed. We are particularly interested in meeting candidates with a passion and enthusiasm to take a leading role in our award‑winning eco‑initiatives.

Career growth

We are an ambitious and growing Trust which has eleven schools in total: six secondary schools, four primary schools and a post‑16 college, spanning five local authorities. This is an opportunity to join a high‑impact leadership team, and experience cross‑Trust working with members of staff from each of our academies and central support teams.

Closing date: 9am Thursday 22 January 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 26 January 2026

Start date: To be discussed at interview

Apply now! For more information on the academy and this role, and to download an application pack, please visit our website: www.trinitymat.org/all-vacancies.

Commitment to safeguarding

Trinity Multi‑Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer and want our staff profile to reflect the community we serve.

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): Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list check; Online and social media checks; Qualifications prohibition from teaching; Right to work; Satisfactory references; Childcare disqualification; Health assessment; You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.