St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy          

Reflecting the love and faith of Mary in all that we do.

Swires Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2ER

To begin 2nd June 2025

SEND Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Scale 5 (Point 12-17), (with a Point 14 start for the right candidate)

30 hours per week, term time only.

The Academy Council of St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy wish to appoint a caring, reliable, calm, positive and skilled person to support the teaching of the curriculum through high quality assistance to our pupils within the classroom setting.  In this role, you will use a creative and impactful approach, follow the specific direction of the class teacher and work effectively to improve learning for pupils, whilst enhancing their educational progress, personal experience and character development.  

St Mary’s is a wonderful Catholic school enjoying an excellent reputation locally, where we have created a happy, successful and well-resourced learning community.  Our children are very well behaved and highly motivated and we love spending our days with them!  

We are proud to be serving a richly diverse and inclusive community, inspired by our strong Catholic ethos and tradition which stretches back over 175 years. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual wanting to grow their skills, expand their experience and make a positive difference to the lives of children at our school.

We need you to be able to:

• To work with individual or groups of pupils with additional needs to support learning as directed by the teacher including Forest School and off site provision and intervention programmes as appropriate. 

• To support working relationships with pupils, acting as role model and setting high expectations. 

• To meet the personal and physical needs of pupils whilst encouraging their independence. 

• To support pupils to meet the outcomes outlined on the pupil’s Support Me to Learn plan or EHCP.

• To plan and deliver highly adapted lessons which meet the needs of children from a range of year groups who have additional needs.

• To monitor and communicate the progress of individual children and identify gaps in learning, planning suitable interventions to address these. 

• To effectively manage challenging behaviours, particularly those prevalent in children with SEMH needs, using a range of bespoke strategies where needed.

• To develop a range of learning support materials and resources (adapting where appropriate for individual pupil needs) e.g. English and Maths. 

• To work with individuals or groups of pupils in the use of IT to support learning. 

• To monitor and give feedback on the progress of the pupils in regard to the objectives in their plan. 

The successful candidate will be required to support the Catholic ethos and to make a contribution to the extended life of the school where possible. Any additional skills that can be offered should be mentioned in the application process. 

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.  To arrange this please contact Mrs Maseela on 01422 362365.  

A link on our school website – www.stmaryshalifax.co.uk can be found for the position being advertised.  This link will direct you to mynewterm where you can register and apply for the position or again, please contact Mrs Maseela on the above number, where you will be directed to the school website or emailed the link directly so you can register and apply.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS (formerly CRB) from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date:  Tuesday 22nd April 2025

Interviews: W/C 28th April 2025