Advanced Teaching Assistant

Friarage Community Primary School, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1HS

19 days remaining to apply

Closing date
24 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 February 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) Grade CD2 SCP 4-6, £24,404 - £25,183 pro rata, per annum. (Actual Salary - £18,582.75 - £19,175.93)

Advanced Teaching Assistant job summary

Job Title: Advanced Teaching Assistant

Location: Friarage CP School

Contract: Fixed Term, until 31st August 2025

Hours/ Working Pattern: Part-time, 32.5 hours per week, Term-time only (39 Weeks).

Salary / Hourly Rate: Grade CD2 SCP 4-6, £24,404 - £25,183 pro rata, per annum. (Actual Salary - £18,582.75 - £19,175.93)

Closing Date: Monday 24th February 2025

Interviews: Week commencing 24th February 2025

Start Date: ASAP

Our Opportunity

We are looking to appoint an Advanced Teaching Assistant on a fixed term basis to work 32.5 hours per week on a term time only basis.

This role will work under the direction of the class teacher, leadership staff and SENDCo, in assisting with and contributing to the planning, delivery and evaluation of the learning process.

The post holder will:

Work within the school, with access to support and provide guidance

Cover lunchtime duty

Work within a classroom supporting groups of pupils or on a 1:1 basis

Have the ability to use a wide range of strategies to motivate and challenge individuals and small groups

Assist in creating and implementing educational resources and materials

Work effectively as part of a team

Have the ability to engage positively with parents and the community and be able to promote the vision and values of our school and Trust.

The post holder will need a Level 2 qualification in English and Maths and have a basic knowledge of SEND and learning barriers.

About Us

Here at Friarage Community Primary School we work to provide a warm and welcoming environment for all, where you feel like you are getting a hug when you walk in our doors.

Our values and ethos of ‘together we can’ are embedded in the positive energy we create and receive in those who learn and work here. Joining our team is about understanding the importance of nurturing, aiming high with the aspirations and dreams of our children, and providing an engaging curriculum that both promotes success and creates happy memories.

As an academy within the Coast and Vale Learning Trust we are working closely with our sister school Newby & Scalby Primary as we share learning and build a primary hub that our coastal area can be proud of. With access to the Teaching Alliance, based at Scarborough UTC, we continue to rightly place staff development, training and resources at the heart of our journey, and provide you with the support, tools and guidance needed.

Our Trust

Coast and Vale Learning Trust is a growing family of schools located on the beautiful Yorkshire Coast. The Trust was founded by Scalby Secondary School but has grown over the last few years to include Newby and Scalby Primary School, Friarage Primary School and the Scarborough University Technical College (SUTC) in Scarborough, Lady Lumley’s Secondary School in Pickering and Filey School. Our ambition is to continue to welcome new schools into our Trust where we can add capacity, resources, improvement and make sure all our young people have access to the very best education.

The aim of the trust is to serve all the education community along the North Yorkshire Coast and down the Vale of Pickering. We are committed to supporting all schools in becoming great schools, whether they are part of Coast and Vale Learning Trust or not. The learners of our community deserve the best education regardless of their background or location.

Choosing where to work and who to work for is one of the vitally important decisions in life. In choosing to work for Coast and Vale Learning Trust you would be joining a team of colleagues dedicated to transforming the lives of 3000 children and young people.

We have a simple vision in wanting our schools to be places ‘where children and staff thrive’. Coast and Vale Learning Trust will work tirelessly to make this a reality.

Working For Us

As well as being committed to your ongoing development and training we also offer a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, access to a government pension scheme, an employee assistance programme as well as a variety of retail discounts.

Application Process

For any further information please contact Nickie Moreno, the Business Manager by email: n.moreno@coastandvale.academy or call 01723 374 244.

We do not accept CVs.

Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday 24th February 2025, at 9am.

Interviews will be held week commencing 24th February 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy should we receive an overwhelming response.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including an enhanced DBS check.

We have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our Schools.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. We want to recruit the right people for the Trust, from the widest possible backgrounds, to make the most of each individual’s different knowledge and experience.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting your personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Trust’s “Privacy Notice Recruitment” which can be found on our website.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.