General Teaching Assistant

Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2ES

4 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 December 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  26 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE)

General Teaching Assistant job summary

General Teaching Assistant

31.5hrs/week, Monday-Friday Term time only

Band C-D Grade 2-6

(£24,423-£25,989 pro rata)

Permanent - starting as soon as possible Parish Church Primary School is a friendly, warm and welcoming school in the heart of the historic market town of Skipton on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. As a Church of England school, within the Diocese of Leeds, we have a Christian distinctiveness, underpinned by our vision and values. We are part of the Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, where everyone is valued and respected, where we share commitment to education that is ambitious, setting the highest expectations and where integrity is the foundation.

As one of our team you will:

Work under the direction of the class teacher and inclusion team within the classroom.

Interact with pupils to develop their ability to think and learn.

Support pupils with their social and emotional development and behaviour.

Embrace our Christian vision and values.

In return, we offer you: 

A happy working environment.

Professional development opportunities. 

A strong and inclusive Christian ethos. 

A forward looking, diverse school. 

A dedicated, friendly, positive and supportive staffing team. 

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment with the Trust. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhance Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children. 

Application Closing Date: 9:00am on Monday 8th December 2025, short-listing will take place that day. 

Interviews: Expected to take place later that week

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/skipton-parish-church-of-england-primary-school

Parish Church Primary School is a friendly, warm, and welcoming school in the heart of the historic market town of Skipton on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. As a Church of England school, within the Diocese of Leeds, we have a Christian distinctiveness, underpinned by our vision and values.

We are part of the Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, where everyone is valued and respected, where we share commitment to education that is ambitious, setting the highest expectations and where integrity is the foundation.

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