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Educational Teaching Assistant

Educational Teaching Assistant

Spen Valley High School

Kirklees

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
21 February 2020

Job overview

Grade 5 (SCP 5-6)

Actual annual salary: £12,953  -  £13,212

Contracted hours 30 hours per week - term time only, plus 1 day

We are looking to recruit an experienced Educational Teaching Assistant to join our Learning Support Team.  In this individual we want to see drive and determination, someone who is proactive, a self-starter, who is enthusiastic and above all enjoys working with young people.  As an Educational Teaching Assistant you will work collaboratively with our SENCo and Teachers to provide support to our students to help them identify barriers to learning and work with them to achieve their full potential.  

This role will give the right person a chance to make it their own, be a key part of a busy Secondary School and make a real difference to the lives of our students.  

This is an exciting time to join Spen Valley High School as we build upon our many strengths and develop a truly coherent provision for our students.  You will work alongside a team of highly professional & dedicated staff who are welcoming, open-minded and supportive. It is a particularly exciting time to join the school as we are undertaking a whole school review of our curriculum to ensure our students will leave us and be able to ‘stand shoulder to shoulder’ with any other young person, from any other background.

When joining Spen Valley you are entering a supportive environment where we pride ourselves in offering a wide range of CPD opportunities.  Being a member of The Red Kite Alliance, we receive support, advice and training from some of the most successful schools in Yorkshire.  We encourage our staff, not only to join in with various activities throughout the school, to be proactive and come up with new and fresh ideas to engage and enthuse both our students and staff.

Staff Benefits include:

- Employee Healthcare (including physiotherapy referrals, counselling and lifestyle advice)

- Pension (West Yorkshire Pension Fund)

- Staff Supervision (a personal & confidential counselling & support service)

- Varied Staff Wellbeing Initiatives

For more information on this role please see the Job Description and Context Sheet.

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. 

If you require further information about the role or to arrange a visit, please contact the school on 01924 405451.  For more information about the school please go to our website - www.spenvalleyhighschool.co.uk. 

To apply for this job, please complete the application form through this site.


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About Spen Valley High School

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We are an oversubscribed, 11-16 comprehensive school situated in North Kirklees, West Yorkshire. Having been awarded ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted in March 2022, this is a key time for Spen Valley High School as we build upon our many strengths and continue to develop a truly coherent and high-quality provision for our students. In this role you will work alongside a team of highly professional & dedicated staff, who are welcoming, courageous, open-minded, and supportive.

We are privileged to have been part of the Alex Timpson Programme, and our commitment to becoming a Trauma Informed School was nationally recognised in November 2021, when we were awarded the Attachment Research Community (Secondary) Award.

We pride ourselves on being ethical leaders, and leading with integrity. When joining Spen Valley you are entering an environment that balances professional challenge with support and kindness. We expect our colleagues to work hard, and go the ‘extra mile’ for our students, but in doing so we recognise that additional support is sometimes necessary and our Trauma Informed and relational approach extends to the way we work with our staff.

What makes Spen Valley High School different?

We are proud to be a Trauma Informed School and are looking for someone who fully supports our vision and approach. We know that all young people have been disadvantaged by the Covid pandemic but alongside this, we have a significant number of students in our school with complex backgrounds. These young people not only require, but deserve courageous and resilient teachers who can balance the teaching of their subject to a high standard, with helping their students to navigate their way through the challenges they face. We make no excuses about our approach; but this is not about ‘dumbing down’, far from it, we want colleagues with high expectations but who can manage students through outstanding teaching and developing strong relationships. We require someone with good emotional intelligence and who will show warmth, compassion and empathy to all our students.

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