Educational Teaching Assistant (SEN)
Southgate School
Kirklees
- £20,892 - £21,940 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 7
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 22 April 2025
- Apply by:
- 23 February 2025
Job overview
Are you looking for a role that allows you to make a difference – then we have the perfect opportunity for you.
As our school continues to develop and grow we are looking for new people to come and join our school as classroom assistants (ETA’s). Our 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. Your day will start at 8.50am by helping to get the classroom prepared and your day finishes at 3.25pm after the pupils have left.
Making a difference
In your role of 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.
Ongoing training and Development
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.
Flexible Hours
This role is designed to fit around your life. You will be in school between 8.50am and 3.25pm 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.
How you will make a difference
- 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 wellbeing 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
How to apply for this role
- Use the application form on TES and ensure you complete all the necessary information including listing all previous employment and any gaps in employment
- Please ensure you complete the Key Skills Form and return this with your application form and email it to recruitment@southgateschool.co.uk. This form is used to help identity your skills and abilities and is used as part of our shortlisting process.
We will shortlist week commencing 3 March and interviews will take place week commencing 17 March 2025
Remember the interview panel do not know you so use this as an opportunity to sell yourself.
Attached documents
About Southgate School
- Southgate School
- Southfield Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD5 8TG
- United Kingdom
Welcome to Southgate School
Southgate is a nurture school for pupils with complex needs where we celebrate difference, take great joy in out 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.
The Core Values of our School Community
Relationships - Relationships really matter for the wellbeing of everyone at Southgate
- Our pupils will lead happier lives when they learn the skills required to form positive, reasonable and meaningful relationships with others
- We give each and every pupil unconditional positive regard and a fresh start at every opportunity
- We always model positive relationships, remaining calm, and treating each other with warmth and respect
Independence - We focus on making each pupil a little more independent every day
- Becoming lifelong learners will enable our pupils to continue to develop their skills, knowledge and independence throughout their lives
- Increased independence is the key to our pupils being well prepared for adulthood
- We are committed to working with families and external services to support pupils with developing life skills and independence
Opportunity - We are all aspirational and make the most of opportunity; pupils are provided with challenge and enrichment
- We are ambitious, and encourage our pupils to always try their best; we celebrate success
- We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all school users, regardless of their background or characteristics; we celebrate diversity
- Every moment of the school day is a learning opportunity
Communication - Developing communication is fundamental for our pupils to both learn and develop positive emotional wellbeing
- We always promote and value pupil voice, ensuring that we listen to all methods of communication
- We are committed to building positive communications with families and the community
- Communication and relationships here are based on honesty, transparency and trust
Our Aims
- To focus on giving our pupils their best possible futures, enabling them to lead happy, safe and purposeful lives
- To uphold and remain true to our vision and values, embedding the Nurture Principles to always put our pupils and their wellbeing first
- To provide highly specialised SEND learning environments with skilled, dedicated, and motivated staff, ensuring all pupils make strong and sustained progress in all areas
- To promote a strong sense of inclusion which encourages respect and tolerance, an enjoyment of diversity and difference, and a sense of community and mutual support that extends beyond the school gate
- To actively recognise all forms of communication, including behaviour, to inform everything we do, working closely with all stakeholders, especially pupils, parents and carers
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