General Teaching Assistant

Malton School, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7NH

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  10 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 33.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027 - £24,404

What skills and experience we're looking for

Malton School has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and well organised person to join our Learning Support team. The role will involve working with subject teachers to support young people in lessons and contributing to both the academic and social development of students with learning difficulties. Our Learning Support team has an excellent reputation in the local community and we are looking for people who can add to our already strong team.

Adaptability, resilience and the ability to think on your feet will be essential in this varied role as will the ability to communicate effectively. A good command of English and Maths and strong ICT skills are essential.

We are looking for:

• Commitment to ensuring that students maximise every opportunity to achieve academically and personally
• An excellent team player.

What the school offers its staff

For the successful candidate we offer:

• A welcoming school where staff / student relationships are excellent.
• A vibrant, supportive community which engenders a real sense of belonging.
• The opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team.
• A varied and interesting role.
• A coaching culture which is a key focus for bespoke staff development.

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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to rxh@malton.pmat.academy

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

GTA Advert.pdf - 2.47 MB (opens in new tab)

GTA Application Form.docx - 78.1 KB (opens in new tab)

About Malton School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: Up to 980 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Malton School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: cmh@malton.pmat.academy
• Phone number: 01653 692828
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/malton-school-malton (opens in new tab)

Malton School serves a wide rural area of Central Ryedale, as well as the town of Malton itself. We currently have 1041 students on roll, including 254 in the Sixth Form; there are 62 teaching staff and 72 support staff. We are fully comprehensive. Our staff student relationships are excellent. Behaviour is extremely good. Most of our students move on to university and many of them to Russell Group universities. We offer a very happy and supportive community in which colleagues can further develop their career. The school is over-subscribed.

The school operates an iPad for Learning Scheme. Every member of staff has an iPad as well as a laptop and all students have an iPad.

The school has joined the Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust and Teaching School Hub and we are also a member of the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance. We share staff development programmes and opportunities within the MAT and the alliance, including leadership development and support for early career teachers.

Malton School is a friendly school providing a happy environment for personal development.

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