General Teaching Assistant: The Dales School, Northallerton

The Dales School, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 9QW

5 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern: Full time: Term time only 32 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183 pro rata per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our GTAs (General Teaching Assistant) are key members of our highly valued class teams in supporting the provision of consistently high quality of education and the holistic needs of our pupils. Our GTAs work under the direction of the class teacher and other lead staff in assisting in and contributing to the planning, delivery, assessment, and evaluation of the learning process.

The post holder will work in classes supervising groups and /or individual pupils.

You must be flexible and be prepared to work in any phase within the school.

What the school offers its staff

Our school is set in a rural location between the North Yorkshire Moors and Yorkshire Dales. We are an LA (Local Authority) Maintained Community Special School for pupils aged 2-19; and we support consistently good or better outcomes for our learners with MLD, SLD and/or PMLD. You will benefit from a highly skilled and collaborative team of class-based staff, led by our middle leader team, and a comprehensive and high quality CPD (Continual Professional Development) package.

Further details about the role

The Dales School is committed to equality, and to making fair and equitable treatment an integral part of everything we do. We will take action to identify and eliminate all forms of discriminatory practice that act as barriers to achieving this.

The Dales School 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 throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Post is subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) and health check.

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.