Advanced Teaching Assistant (Special School), Springhead School

Advanced Teaching Assistant (Special School), Springhead School

Salary: £28,163 to £30,559 per annum pro rata (Actual salary £25,062.59 to £27,194.81 per annum)

Grade: G

Contract: Permanent, term time

Hours: Full time

Location: Scarborough

We currently have a vacancy for an Advanced Teaching Assistant, 37 Hours Term Time Only, Required ASAP / Permanent Contract.

Working Hours:
Monday 8.30 – 5pm, Tuesday to Friday 8.30 – 4pm

Are you the right person to join our team as an Advanced Teaching Assistant on a Full time, Term Time Only basis?

The role will have a six month probationary period; see job description and person specification for full details.

We are seeking to appoint someone who is resilient, reliable, flexible, and empathetic, to support the learning of all children and young people at Springhead School. Experience of working with children with special needs would be desirable; specific training can be provided for the suitable candidate. You may be asked to work across all areas of the school when required.

Springhead School is an all-age specialist school for cognition and learning – an Outstanding community Special School (Ofsted June 2023), based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Our pupils have a wide range of learning needs including severe or profound learning difficulties or disabilities. We are registered for pupils aged between 2 and 19 years, and many have a broad range of additional special needs such as autism, physical disabilities, and complex medical needs, but all of which are combined with learning needs.

Our school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of our children and young people, and we have a robust child protection policy and recruitment procedures. Referees will be contacted prior to short-listing and will be asked if they know of any child protection issues or allegations against you.

The post will be classroom based supporting the HLTA, Teacher, and Headteacher in meeting the needs of our children and young people with special educational needs.

Key documents

Headteacher letter.pdf
Job description and person specification.doc
Term time working FAQs.docx
Application form.docx

Key dates

Closing date: 14th February 2025

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