General Teaching Assistant Positions
Location: Northstead Community Primary School, Scarborough
Contract: Term-Time only - Permanent
Hours/ Working Pattern: 08:15am-15:15pm Mon-Fri, 32.5 hours per week.
Salary/ Hourly Rate: NYCC Grade C/D, Scale point 2-4
Closing Date: 9am, Tuesday 18th April 2023
Shortlisting: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Interview date: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Start Date: To be discussed at interview
Are you a caring, patient, team player, looking to make a positive difference to the lives of children in the Northstead community and to the Northstead staff team?
Our Opportunity
We are looking for General Teaching Assistants to join our school.Here at Northstead Community Primary school, we provide a welcoming, friendly and vibrant education setting for our staff and children. As a three-form primary school located on the north side of Scarborough, within walking distance of Peasholm Park and the magnificent North Bay, you will join a large staff team who will support and challenge you in your practice.
We welcomed our new Headteacher in September 2023 and since then, have revitalised our curriculum, improved our leadership structure, EYFS provision, and our learning environments. We have a committed, talented and dedicated staff team, delightful children and a strong and supportive Governing body – every one of us responsible for a school we as a community can be proud of.
We are looking to appoint individuals who are highly motivated to join our school, work with our children, and provide the support they need to be the best they can be. Each role is different in school and so the flexibility to be able to work across school from EYFS to Y6 is necessary. The successful candidate will work in a range of roles, including inside and outside the classroom, and with children on a one-to-one basis or in small groups where and when needed.
This will include working with children on SEND Support to provide the support needed to assist them in school.
This is a very varied role, and no two learning sessions in school are ever the same!
Working in our school is incredibly challenging but very rewarding as we aim to achieve excellence in all that we do for every child who attends our school.
We encourage applications from candidates who have a passion for education and wish to work in a setting which offers reward and challenge. A resilient, robust and positive approach to working with children are required.
The successful candidates must hold English and Maths GCSE level ‘C’ or equivalent.
You will:
- Have previous experience of working with children and young people in an education setting,
possibly with experience of working with children with special educational needs.
- Be able to support in the delivery of high-quality learning experiences for all pupils
- Be supportive, nurturing and understanding
- Seek to make learning exciting and a positive experience
- Understand that working well as a team is not just about being at work together. At Northstead, we work as a team and we play as a team.
- Demonstrate good communication skills both orally and in writing
We can offer you:
- A school with a renewed focus who puts pastoral and nurture provision at its heart and an aspirational outlook for all of our children
- Happy, enthusiastic children who are thriving and have a thirst for learning
- Clear and tailored CPD for all staff which involves our ongoing investment in opportunities for all of staff to access.
Queries/visits
For queries, please contact Mrs Sam Wilson, Deputy Headteacher on 01723 362249 or email
[email protected]
Visits to school are welcomed and are available on the following dates and times:
Thursday 30th March 9am and 4pm
Please call school to book a visit with the Headteacher (or Deputy Headteacher)
Application forms must be completed in full – CV’s are not accepted
Application Form.docx
Application Pack.pdf
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records
check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYCC 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.