Senior Educational Assistant - Southgate School

Job Details

• Hours:
  
  32.5 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only plus 5 Inset Days.
• Organisation:
  Schools.
• Directorate:
  Primary Schools.
• Service Area:
  Southgate School.
• Number of Jobs: 1.
• Location:
  
  Southfield Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield HD5 8TG
  .
• Position type:
  Permanent.
• Grade: 8.
• Salary: £24,533 – £25,786.

As our school continues to develop and grow we are looking for a new person to come and join our school as a Senior Education Teaching Assistant (ETA’s). Our Senior ETA’s help to deliver a huge range of different strategies and approaches and to support the learning to individuals and small groups of people under the supervision of the teacher. In your role as Senior ETA, you will support the supervision, professional development and the well-being of a small team of ETA's and you will also provide occasional cover supervision across the school.

In your role of Senior ETA, you will have the chance to make a positive impact on our pupils by supporting the teaching team to deliver a range of curriculum‑based activities to ensure our pupils receive the best opportunities within a nurturing environment.

We believe in investing in our people and we provide comprehensive training with opportunities to develop new skills. We offer a supportive environment that encourages personal and professional development and we promote internal development and succession planning. Please note that some of our training takes place outside of your normal working hours.

This role is designed to fit around your life. You will be in school between 8.45am and 3.45pm allowing you flexibility to manage your work life balance. Working at Southgate means you can will benefit from working during term time, giving you extended breaks and more flexibility throughout the year.

• Working with young people with a range of diverse needs
• Supporting pupils to achieve their full potential by delivering a range of learning strategies and approaches
• Contributing to effective assessment and planning
• Ensuring everyone provides the highest level of safeguarding for all our pupils
• Being part of a positive staff team and being committed to the highest standard of well‑being and professional development

Southgate is a nurture school for pupils with complex needs where we celebrate difference, take great joy in our young people, and seek to discover and develop their unique potential. We create happy and secure learning environments, helping pupils to acquire knowledge, skills, confidence and emotional self‑regulation. Our aim is to enable our pupils to lead as full and independent lives as possible.

Apply today and start making a difference whilst enjoying flexibility and growth.

• Fully complete all the information within the online application form and ensure you complete all the necessary information including list all previous employment and gaps in employment.
• Please ensure you demonstrate how you meet the key skills - this can be done either within the online application or you can upload a separate document.
• We will shortlist week commencing 16 March 2026 and interviews will take place week commencing 23 March 2026.

Closing date is Sunday 15 March 2026 at 6pm.

Remember the interview panel do not know you so use this as an opportunity to sell yourself.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.