13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    6 September 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    24 August 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 22.4 paid hours per week, 11:00am – 3:30pm, Monday – Friday, Term time only

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed term until July 2027 as a minimum (Contract is fixed term due to pupil need)

Hourly rate

Grade CD, £13.28 - £13.47

Additional allowances

Plus SEN allowance (Amount TBC)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our Opportunity

Due to an increase in support required for our pupils, we are looking for a special educational needs focused teaching assistant to join our team.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact and support pupils in developing the essential foundations they need before starting primary school.

This post is particularly focused on working intensively with children who require support with communication and interaction.

Whether you are a newly qualified Teaching Assistant taking your first step into education or an experienced TA looking to specialise in SEN, this role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and progress your career.

We encourage interest and applications from candidates who are interested in and would thrive in working within nursery education which offers reward, challenge and where no two days are the same.

Key Duties:

  • Support pre planned learning and SEMH activities as directed by the teacher
  • Interact with pupils in ways that support the development of their ability to think and learn
  • Support pupils with special educational needs through assisting with the delivery of specific learning programmes
  • Prepare classroom materials and learning areas, and undertake minor clerical duties e.g. photocopying and displaying pupils work
  • Supervise groups / individual pupils as required

Essential Qualifications / Experience:

  • An awareness of child/young person’s development and learning
  • An understanding that children/Young people have differing needs
  • Experience appropriate to working with children in a learning environment (This could be through qualification training placements, volunteering or employment)
  • Level 2 qualification / GCSE or equivalent (Level 2 Childcare or TA qualifications may be an advantage)

What the school offers its staff

  • A warm, happy school where we value everyone and have a philosophy of kindness and support for each other. Our approach is not always conventional but has the impact our children need- and deserve.
  • Happy, enthusiastic and well-behaved children.
  • A school with exciting and attractive learning environments and where no two days are the same.
  • A school who puts nurture for staff and children at the forefront.
  • A place where children’s dreams come true.
  • A forward-thinking school who will be committed to your own professional development and provide you with many opportunities to advance in your Early Years career.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

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

Childhaven Pack SEN GTA August 26.docx - 1.41 MB (opens in new tab)

About Childhaven Community Nursery School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
Education phase
Nursery
Size
72 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 5
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
Childhaven Community Nursery School website
Email address
chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/childhaven-community-nursery-school

Here at Childhaven Community Nursery School we provide a vibrant, welcoming, and inspirational setting and serve the communities around the Scarborough Town. We are one of only 3 maintained nursery schools in North Yorkshire and we offer children a unique start to their education. Children aged between 2 and 4 play and learn together in our wonderful Victorian building and garden.

Our learning environment and education provision that is offered to our 95 children on roll is second to none and our teaching assistants play an important part in school life. Our team ethos helps make our school welcoming, calm and purposeful.

Arranging a visit to Childhaven Community Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk.

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