Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 05 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2025 |
| Location: | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4LU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | ac2ecded-7896-49e0-bdfc-19c4e9b85686 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant - SEN Support to join their academy.
The successful candidate will work with pupils with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities. The role of Teaching Assistant - SEN Support across our Academy is to promote the learning and welfare of all students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with statements of special educational needs, under the direction of the class teacher.
The successful candidate will need to show a passion for working with pupils with SEND and demonstrate previous experience.
This is a temporary position to 31/08/2026. The working pattern for this role is 30 hours per week, 08:45 to 15:15 Monday to Friday, term time only plus 2 days.
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill is based on the outskirts of the cathedral city of Wakefield,
As an academy we encourage all children to strive for their best and to take pride in their achievements. We have a strong focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
As a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Children First, raising standards and transforming lives.
Full training and support will be given for the right candidate.
When completing your application, please give due regard to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please note that all of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification will be used to shortlist candidates for interview. If you do not demonstrate and/or evidence that you meet all of the essential criteria elements, you will not be selected for interview.
What the school offers its staff
• A comprehensive induction and training process
• Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
• Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)
• A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role
Commitment to safeguarding
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): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant - SEN Support to join their academy.
The successful candidate will work with pupils with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities. The role of Teaching Assistant - SEN Support across our Academy is to promote the learning and welfare of all students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with statements of special educational needs, under the direction of the class teacher.
The successful candidate will need to show a passion for working with pupils with SEND and demonstrate previous experience.
This is a temporary position to 31/08/2026. The working pattern for this role is 30 hours per week, 08:45 to 15:15 Monday to Friday, term time only plus 2 days.
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill is based on the outskirts of the cathedral city of Wakefield,
As an academy we encourage all children to strive for their best and to take pride in their achievements. We have a strong focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
As a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Children First, raising standards and transforming lives.
Full training and support will be given for the right candidate.
When completing your application, please give due regard to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please note that all of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification will be used to shortlist candidates for interview. If you do not demonstrate and/or evidence that you meet all of the essential criteria elements, you will not be selected for interview.
What the school offers its staff
• A comprehensive induction and training process
• Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
• Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)
• A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role
Commitment to safeguarding
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): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.