General Teaching Assistant

Applefields School; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Ryedale Secondary School is seeking an enthusiastic and committed General Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team in York, North Yorkshire. The role involves working with teachers to support students’ learning and wellbeing across the school, with duties including classroom support and materials preparation.

The successful candidate will work closely with teaching staff to support students’ learning and wellbeing, with a focus on individual and small group interventions and contributing

Qualifications

• A positive, proactive attitude and a genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Reliability, flexibility and a willingness to learn.
• Experience in a school setting is desirable but not essential.
• Strong commitment to safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Provide classroom support to teachers and students
• Assist with the preparation of learning materials
• Support individual and small group interventions
• Contribute to the wider life of the school

Skills

Positive attitude

Communication skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Salary:£18,754 - £19,657 Annually (Actual), Salary based on Grade CD, Scale Point 03-06 £25,614 - £26,847 FTE

Contract:Permanent

Hours:Part-Time/Full-Time

Location:York, North Yorkshire

About this Role

The purpose of this post is to work with teachers to support teaching and learning by working with individuals or small groups of pupils under the direction of teaching staff, and may be responsible for some learning activities within the overall teaching plan with access to support and guidance as required.

Hours of Work:

31.25Hours Per Week, Term Time Only (39 Weeks Per Year)

Position Type:

Permanent , Full-time or Part-time

Line Manager:

SENDCo

Travel Required:

No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed General Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team. The successful candidates will work closely with teaching staff to support students’ learning and wellbeing across the school.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide classroom support to teachers and students
• Assist with the preparation of learning materials
• Support individual and small group interventions
• Contribute to the wider life of the school

What We’re Looking For

• A positive, proactive attitude and a genuine passion for supporting young people
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Reliability, flexibility, and a willingness to learn
• Experience in a school setting is desirable but not essential
• Strong commitment to safeguarding

Why Join Us?

Ryedale Secondary School is part of Areté Learning Trust, committed to providing high-quality education and support for all students. You will be joining a collaborative team dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement.

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

• Health, happiness and wellbeing
• A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
• A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
• High standards and expectations
• Integrity, kindness and good manners
• Respect for individuality and difference
• Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’.

Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

• Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
• Are committed to our Trust values.
• Show initiative and are responsive to change.
• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
• Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement ( https://www.arete.uk/careers ). If you are ready for the next step in your career and you feel that your skill set makes you a good fit for this very exciting opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

Salary: £18,754 - £19,657 Annually (Actual)