General Teaching Assistant

Applefields School; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 9,300 - 9,700; Part time

Job summary

Arete Learning Trust is seeking a part-time role based in York, North Yorkshire, supporting teaching and learning for pupils. The post runs as a fixed-term contract until August 2027 and is offered for 16–24 hours per week during term time (39 weeks per year), with the line manager being the Head of School.

The salary is £9,295 to £9,742 per year, dependent on qualifications and experience, and the post is based in York. The role involves working with teachers and pupils in a supportive capacity.

Responsibilities

• Work with teachers to support teaching and learning by working with individuals or small groups of pupils under the direction of teaching staff

Job description

Salary: £9,295.00 - £9,742.00 Annually (Actual) Salary shown based on16hpw, Grade C/D, Scale Point 03-06 £24,795-£25,988 FTE

Grade: C/D, SCP 03 - 06

Contract:Fixed Term until August 2027

Hours:16 -24 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only (39 Weeks Per Year)

Location:York, North Yorkshire

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

Hours of Work: 16 -24 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only (39 Weeks Per Year)

Position Type: Fixed Term until August 2027

Line Manager: Head of School

Travel Required: No

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

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in andaround 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 ourstaff 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

Why work for us?

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

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge thenorm to improve performance.In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for allstaff.

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 areambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunitieswe are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of ourorganisation.

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.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to ourrecruitment and selection policy statement (https://www.arete.uk/careers ).

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making anapplication. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & PersonSpecification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work youmay have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some orall of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies willnot be considered.

Key Dates:

Interviews will take place on 8th September 2026.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and youngpeople and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to asafer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutinyof employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourageand promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergocontinuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard ourchildren and young people.

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

Salary: £9,295.00 - £9,742.00 Annually (Actual) Salary shown based on 16hpw