Educational Teaching Assistant – Various Full & Part-Time Vacancies - Woodley School & College

Hours

31.25 Hours per week term time plus 5 inset days, or pro-rata for part time, working 8.45am – 3.30pm (6.25hrs) daily

Schools

Special Schools

Woodley School & College

1

Dog Kennel Bank, Huddersfield HD5 8JE

Permanent

Grade 7

£21,852 - £22,949

Woodley School and College is a Kirklees Local Authority special school for children and young people with autism aged 5-19. We are looking to appoint, enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistants to join our committed and friendly team of happy and hardworking staff and children. You will be someone who will share our vision for high standards in all aspects of school life.

Particular emphasis will be on supporting learning and social and emotional needs, working alongside the class teacher. The ability to relate with children/young people from diverse backgrounds is essential for this job, as well as having good verbal communication skills in order to liaise with children/young people and other staff members. We Are Looking For An Inspirational Individual To Join Our Team.

We Are Looking For Effective And a Motivated Professional With Unlimited Ambition For The Pupils, Themselves And The School. We Want Someone Who Will Challenge, Stimulate And Support Pupils And Staff To Achieve Their Best Through

• Inspiring trust and confidence
• Building team commitment
• Engaging and motivating pupils with autism
• Being a flexible, reflective and self-evaluating practitioner
• Takes positive action to improve the quality of learning throughout the school

• A well-resourced and pleasant working environment
• A supportive leadership team school which values and invests in all our staff
• Bespoke CPL opportunities to support you to meet the needs of our pupils
• A school committed to its children and families
• An ethos based on improving the Quality of Life for its students and staff

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.

02 September 2026, 8:00 AM