Teaching Assistant Level 1

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Goole; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Howden Junior School is seeking a compassionate and versatile teaching assistant to support students with special educational needs. The position pays £17,821 per year on a part-time basis and is fixed-term until August 2026. Candidates should have strong literacy and numeracy skills and experience in educational settings.

Benefits

Access to professional qualifications via the apprenticeship levy

Free on-site parking

Well-being support including discounted gym membership

Family friendly policies

Opportunities for flexible working

Automatic membership of the East Riding Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy skills are essential.
• Demonstrable experience working as a teaching assistant is required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating pupils' physical, emotional, and educational development.
• Liaising with the class teacher and SENCO about individual needs.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

ICT

Job description

This is an external vacancy and is not employment with East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

£17,821 per year (term time pro rata)

Campaign

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Term Entry

Fixed term until 31 August 2026

Type Hours

Part time (32.5 hours per week)

Days

Monday to Friday

Address

Job closes on 16 June

Interview date

Interviews are To be confirmed

Service area

Service area: Academy

Job reference

Job reference: ERYC005696

Description

The job itself

Howden Junior School are looking for an individual who is committed to making a positive impact in the lives of young people to join our friendly and dedicated team, providing in-classsupport for a pupil with High - Level Special Educational Needs.

The working hours are from 8:30am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday during the school term. Your salary will be paid in 12 equal instalments over the year. This role is fixed-term until 31st August 2026.

Please note, there aretwo vacanciesavailable for this role. This role will commence September 2025.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities associated with this role include:

Facilitating the individual pupil's physical, emotional and educational development, by

• clarifying and explaining instructions;
• ensuring the pupil is able to use equipment and materials provided; Including, moving and handling to meet a child's individual needs.
• assisting in identified areas, e.g. language, behaviour, reading, spelling, numeracy, handwriting/presentation, the use of ICT, social skills and EAL
• helping pupils to concentrate on, and finish work set;
• meeting the physical and personal care needs of pupils as required, whilst encouraging independence where appropriate;
• liaising with the class teacher and SENCO about individual needs
• developing appropriate resources to support the pupil(s)

Why choose us?

Howden Junior School's vision is to inspire children to believe and ultimately achieve their best possible outcomes. We enrich our curriculum with a varied range of extra-curricular activities and experiences which provide memories that last long after our children have moved onto pastures new.We strive to provide a dynamic learning environment in which children have the scope to succeed through meeting their diverse needs and ensuring thattheirlearning is built on firm foundations.

You can learn more about our school here

We are part of TEAL (The Education Alliance) Multi Academy Trust and together we share a common purpose:

"We are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives"

We are proud of our school and would welcome the opportunity to give you a tour, so please don't hesitate to contact our HR Team if you would like to visit or find out more.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Access toprofessional qualificationsvia the apprenticeship levy including routes into teaching via our Teacher Training Provider (YWTT)
• Free,on-site parking as well as Free tea and coffeein our staff rooms
• Well-being supportincluding discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling and our virtual GP service.
• Family friendly policies,including sector leading Maternity, Adoption and Neonatal care pay offers.
• Opportunities forflexible working
• Automatic membership of theEast Riding Pension Scheme(subject to eligibility)
• Recognition ofcontinuous serviceif you join us from another school, academy or local government employer
• Access to our staff benefits platformwhich includes big brand discounts and other financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchases

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an individual who is compassionate, engaging, versatile and committed to ensuring every individual child receives the care, support and guidance they need to thrive and be the best they can be.

The successful applicant will have good literacy and numeracy skills, demonstratable experience working as a teaching assistant and a good level of ICT skills.

We look forward to receiving your application and we will contact you once your application has been reviewed. if you require an application in a different format to our standard digital application form, please get in touch with a member of the team.

The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance. The Education Alliance's Child Protection Policy can be accessed here

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