EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT - KIRKBURTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Organisations
Kirkburton Middle School
Hours
Full time
Number of Jobs
1
Location(s)
Turnshaws Avenue, Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
Position type
Permanent
Salary
Annual salary

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT KMS – SEPT 25

We are seeking an enthusiastic and energetic person to join our friendly and forward-thinking pastoral team as Educational Support Assistant. You will be joining our friendly and forward-thinking school at a very exciting time; a school that genuinely values the well-being of all and one that is committed to supporting your ongoing professional development.
Kirkburton Middle School is a thriving, over-subscribed and truly unique school which caters for pupils between the ages of 10 and 13. We work in strong partnership with Scissett Middle School so staff and pupils benefit from the resources of a large school and the personal touch of a small school.
This job is part of our Education Support job family which plays a key role in supporting schools to deliver high quality services. In your role you will be part of a team within the school. You will support the delivery of an effective education and curriculum function in line with schools policies and procedures.
The roles would be based at Kirkburton Middle School supporting pupils between the ages of 10 and 13 but could be required to support in any of the school’s across out trust with notice.

The ideal candidates will:

• be able to demonstrate experience of working with children and young people
• be caring and passionate about enabling every child to fulfil their potential
• be committed to the safeguarding of all students
• be highly organised, flexible and adaptable
• be creative in their approach
• Be committed to contributing as part of a successful team

What we can offer you….

• Annual salary increments plus inflation linked increases.
• Automatic enrolment into a Teacher Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates.
• Enhanced occupational benefits (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave).
• Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to Health and Wellbeing services including, GP consultations, Private medial operations, Physiotherapy, Counselling and mindfulness, wellbeing clinics, nurse support services, chronic illness and cancer support, menopause support.
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one.
• Extensive CPD opportunities
• Funding of a wide range of accredited training courses and apprenticeships.
• A range of working patterns dependent upon the role.
• For employees on all year-round contracts, a minimum of 28.5 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service) holiday entitlement.
• Death in service benefit.

Further information can be found in the recruitment pack below.
Visits are warmly welcomed and highly recommended.
The closing date is Friday 12th September 2025 at 9:00am with interviews planned for week commencing Monday 22nd September, We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. While we aim to keep the application window open until the stated deadline, we may close it earlier if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
The expected start date for the successful candidate would be ASAP.
Application is via the Trust’s online application form only, separate submissions or supporting documentation will not be accepted; all information should be provided within the relevant sections of the application form. You have the option to save and edit your application prior to submission ONCE you populate each section. As the application form is hosted on Microsoft Forms, you may wish to copy and paste any larger sections of text into the form.

The application form requires you to provide in addition to personal details, educational achievements, and employment history, you are required on the application form to provide clear and concise examples (in no more than a total of 1000 words) demonstrating how you meet the following areas:

• Relevant Experience
• Education and training attainments
• General and specialist knowledge
• Skills and Abilities
• Additional factors including continual professional development

We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our staff with a dedicated wellbeing charter, mental health first aid trained colleagues and wellbeing advocates at each location.
The Mast Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and checks regarding suitability to work with children. Only in exceptional circumstances will the school interview without references prior, where the candidate does not wish to notify their current employer; applicants must make this clear when applying.
The Mast Academy Trust’s aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture and represent the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We are committed to inclusivity and will consider requests for flexible working including part time and job share arrangements, where the role allows.
We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
We reserve the right to close advertisements early so early application is advised.
Closing date
12 September 2025, 9:00 AM