Teaching Assistant - Level 2

£17,029 – £17,304 per year (Grade 4A term time pro rata)

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Term Entry

Fixed term until 15 January 2027 (Due to Maternity Cover)

Type Hours

Part time (27.5 hours per week)

Days

Monday to Friday

Address

Garton on the Wolds Primary School, Station Road, Garton on the Wolds, YO25 3EX

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and passionate specialist teaching assistant to support pupils within our new Enhanced Resource Provision (ERP).

The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner with strong inclusive values as well as a positive and flexible team player. They will have excellent knowledge, experience and understanding of the full primary age range and must have a significant interest in or experience of SEND.

• Be positive and confident in using your knowledge of current theory and practice in teaching and learning, and SEND.
• Be ready to utilise the benefits of a curriculum that is innovative and flexible in terms of delivery and content.
• Be able to manage and support children who become dysregulated.
• Be engaged with both the schools and provision’s ethos, thinking creatively and reflectively within an open and honest team, whilst keeping the needs of the pupils firmly at the centre.
• Be able to share best practice and be flexible and compassionate.
• Develop positive relationships with pupils and able to use a variety of strategies to meet individual needs.
• Be enthusiastic, confident and able to use their initiative.
• Be patient, empathetic and resilient.
• Have good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Play a full part in the life of the school and be committed to working in partnership with staff and parents.

It is essential that the successful applicant is highly motivated and has the ambition and drive to enable every child to be the best that they can be and have a passion for improving the outcomes for children with additional needs.

Pre-visits to the school are welcome. Please contact the school office who will be happy to make arrangements for potential candidates to visit the school.

Before making your application please note: In line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education safer recruiting requirements, an online and social media search will be conducted as part of our safer recruitment processes. This will only be undertaken if your application is to be shortlisted. The aim of the search is to specifically check the candidate’s suitability for the job, and that there is nothing evident that would undermine that. By proceeding with your application, the applicant is agreeing for the search to be undertaken.

Online applications close on 25 February. Applications will be received at the school up until 9am on 26 February.

If you already work for the council and have previously used an Employee Self Service (ESS) account, to login to apply online, from September 2025 you will need to create a new account using your personal email address.

If you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis please ensure you have sought approval from your line manager prior to submitting your application.

Schools applications

This school does not have the resources to send individual notifications to all applicants who are not shortlisted so if you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have been unsuccessful.

If selected for interview, an online search will be conducted for candidates. This is in line with KCSiE 2022.

DBS/Medical check

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check. The school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. All members of staff are expected to share this commitment.

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