Advanced Teaching Assistant

Overview

Academy: Outwood Academy Easingwold

Salary (Actual Salary): £18,964 - £19,845

Working Pattern: 30 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday, Term Time only plus 5 days.

Are you a highly skilled and adaptable professional ready to take on a complex role supporting student achievement across all learning platforms? Join us as an Advanced Teaching Assistant, crucial in delivering targeted interventions and high-quality learning activities to individuals and small groups, both physically and online. This is an opportunity for an experienced individual to monitor progress, implement statutory development plans, and support diverse student needs, including those with SEND, EAL, and gifted/talented status.

Outwood Academy Easingwold is set on the outskirts of the beautiful market town of Easingwold, easily accessible from Ripon, York, Thirsk, Boroughbridge, Harrogate and many outlying villages. We are judged by Ofsted as ‘Outstanding’, something we are very proud of and are seeking an Advanced Teaching Assistant to join our family.

Outwood Academy Easingwold Offers:

• We are judged as Outstanding by Ofsted and the report published on 21st September 2022 said “Outwood Academy Easingwold is an aspirational and nurturing environment where pupils are encouraged to excel. Staff have the highest expectations of what pupils can achieve and ensure that they meet them.”
• This is a caring community where pupils and staff value and appreciate each other.
• The school’s ‘intrinsic’, ‘academic’, ‘enhancement’ and ‘elective’ curriculums combine to ensure that pupils receive an exceptional education.
• We are regularly ranked in the top 20 of ‘The Times’ top schools in the North.
• We offer a high quality of education for our students and excellent career progression and training for staff.
• We offer our colleagues extensive CPD opportunities.
• You will see the investment that has been put into the school infrastructure to provide an environment that is conducive to learning.
• You will find the staff and students friendly and welcoming.
• Free onsite parking.

If you share our vision, then why not join our family? Should you have any queries regarding the role then please contact Sally Fannen - SENDCo directly by email s.fannen@easingwold.outwood.com

The vacancy will close at 9.00am on 13 February 2026.

Responsibilities:

• You will deliver planned learning activities and intervention programmes to small groups or individuals in various environments, adjusting delivery based on student responses.
• A crucial element is involvement in assessing, monitoring, and recording student development and attainment via appropriate ICT systems, especially tracking the impact of interventions.
• The role requires supporting students with special educational needs (SEN) and those for whom English is not their first language.
• Duties also include providing short-term cover for learning environments, supporting the implementation of individual development plans (like EHCPs), managing resources, and invigilating exams.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must hold a Level 3 qualification relating to working with children and young people.
• Essential experience includes working flexibly to meet business needs, working in a school setting or with children/young people, and previous experience supporting students in small group or one-to-one situations.
• You must be skilled in delivering interventions and highly proficient in a range of educational ICT packages, such as SIMS, o’Cloud, and Praising Stars.
• Effective communication, confidentiality, and the ability to relate empathetically to students and recognise potential safeguarding concerns are also necessary.

About Us:

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).

What will we do for you?

• Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
• Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
• Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.

Further Information on employee benefits can be found Click Here. To find out more about working for Outwood and to read a message from our CEO please Click Here.

Note: If applying from an external job board, please click 'Apply' to access the working links on the Outwood Careers page. Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.

Outwood Grange Academies 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.