Ryburn Valley High School
Calderdale
£17,387 - £17,943 per year
Salary:
Salary: Band C (NJC points 4-6) Actual Salary: £17,387 - £17,943
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
03 November 2025
Apply by:
22 September 2025
Job overview
Salary: Band C (NJC points 4-6) Actual Salary: £17,387 - £17,943
Contract Terms: Permanent, Term-time Only plus 2 days
Hours: 30 hours per week. Monday to Friday 8.30am – 3.00pm
Closing Date: Monday 22 September 2025 at 9am
Start Date: 3 November 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we would encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Are you passionate, friendly and dedicated when it comes to providing excellent care and educational support to students with additional needs? Do you recognise yourself as having strong communication skills, patience and understanding? Are you a strong team player who can help to secure outstanding outcomes for all students in a safe, vibrant, and happy school? If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
* What the role involves in a nutshell:To provide dedicated 1:1 support for a child / children diagnosed with additional needs who require individual support to support access to learning, as well as being able to nurture the child's social and emotional needs.
* Responsible for some learning activities within the overall teaching plan to enable access to learning.
* Undertaking moving and handling with designated students.
To be actively involved in all aspects of school life.
What will you get in return?
This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a passionate and friendly team under the direction and with the support of the SENDCO and Assistant Headteacher. You will also benefit from fantastic support and development opportunities to enable you to do what you do best at this wonderful school. At Ryburn Valley High you'll find a strong foundation where you can make a real difference to the lives of our children.
Benefits
* A supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team
* Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pension Fund
* Free Parking
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Eye Care
* Annual Flu Vaccines
* Home & Technology Scheme
* Rewards and discounts
* GP Online and Prescription Service
* Your Care Wellbeing package
* Lifestyle benefits (discount platform)
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we'd love to hear from you.
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you'd like a chat about the role, or have any questions, then we'd be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Carrie Burbidge our Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team via
If you're ready to apply, please complete our online application form.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
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About Ryburn Valley High School
Ryburn Valley High School
St. Peters Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX6 1DG
United Kingdom
A COLOURFUL WORLD
Would you like to work at a remarkable, high performing and popular comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in Calderdale, West Yorkshire?
Ryburn is a really special school with a well-deserved reputation for providing an education which develops students' character and passions as well as strong academic results. Our core purpose is to inspire our 1500 students with a love of learning, a zest for life and a genuine confidence to excel in a colourful world.
We do all this through our amazing staff, in and outside the classroom, and across the trust. Staff who put passion, care, and creativity at our heart, backed up with highly effective teaching strategies, and underpinned with mutual support and collaboration. Schools can be intense places to work, and we always aim to put 'staff first', recognising that a focus on staff wellbeing and development benefits everyone.
Say yes to new adventures. Join our team.
Location:
Ryburn is set in a stunning location in the hills of beautiful Calderdale with amazing countryside right on the doorstep, as well as easy access to urban culture and excitement in Halifax, Leeds and Manchester. It's a great place to live and provides many opportunities for students.
Did you know:
* You might have seen Ryburn on Happy Valley series 3 on the BBC, where the school served as the location for Ryan's school. Or series 6 of CBBC's 'Our School' which followed year 7 settling into their new school.
* The school holds many accolades including the Artsmark Platinum, Unicef's Rights Respecting School status, the Character Kitemark Plus and not forgetting a Guinness World Record for the largest toast mosaic.
Find out more by reading our job pack, visiting our website or following us on social media.
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PART OF TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
Our school is proud to be part of Together Learning Trust, a close family of local schools in Calderdale and Kirklees. We are driven by a shared commitment to providing magical learning experiences for our children and a belief that all of them can achieve great things.
Being part of a supportive trust brings many benefits to the school, staff and students. Working in collaboration supports our schools to be better. We cherish our staff, support their wellbeing and enable them to flourish. Through the professional development of leaders and staff, effective curriculum development, robust quality assurance, mutual support and great governance, by working together we demonstrate meaningful and sustainable improvements in our schools. Our aim is to become the best at getting better.
For everyone involved in our Trust our mission is simple. To Grow, Excel, and Learn Together.
Discover the benefits of working for Together Learning Trust by visiting
and explore the rest of our website to find out what we're all about.
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