SEND Unit Level 2 Teaching Assistant

East Whitby Primary Academy, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 4HU

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC – early November 2025

• Closing date

  5 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 25 hrs per week – term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: NCJ 4 (£25,380 per annum– pro-rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will need:

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline OR appropriate experience, preferably as a Teaching Assistant
• Qualifications at GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English
• Recent and relevant experience of working with children within an education setting, with complex needs
• The ability to adapt own approach in accordance with pupils needs
• Enthusiasm with a love of learning and seeking solutions to break children’s barriers to learning

What the school offers its staff

Looking to work in a school that celebrates uniqueness, self-expression, acceptance, inclusion, and a love for learning?

A warm welcome to East Whitby Academy

What’s it like to work and study at East Whitby?

We encourage children to take ownership of and responsibility for their learning, so they have the confidence and curiosity to ask questions, solve problems and respond to quality feedback. Children are praised for hard work, determination and having a positive attitude. In order to create an inclusive school whereeveryone can flourish, whatever their background, we promote an ethos of respect and empathy, wherediversity is valued and celebrated– both within school and the wider world.We aim to instil alifelong love for learningand a strong grounding for future success.

We celebrate the unique strengths and talents of every pupil and staff member,encouraging everyone to use what makes them special to thrive and succeed. Staff and pupils feel like they truly belong. Our attitude is centred around each pupil and staff member being the best they can be and understanding that will look different for each and every person.

Along with academic success, personal development is at the heart of our school.Our school was featured on Channel 5 as part of“Neurodivergence: No Barriers”, to discuss our inclusivity.

East Whitby is a great place to work. Staff wellbeing isn’t a token gesture at East Whitby – taking care of each other is who we are. And, as part of the Enquire Learning Trust, we offer exceptional professional development opportunities and effective partnership working.

Our Facilities

We benefit from a spacious, modern building with state-of-the-art facilities including touch-screenprojectors, an extensive libraryand an ‘Interactive Immersive Classroom’ which has to be seen to bebelieved! The outside groundshave a wealth of play equipment including a MUGA for PE and active play and lunch times.

Pegasus Class

East Whitby was a trailblazer by launching one of the first provisions of its kind in North Yorkshire. OurPegasus Classwas also the first specialist provision of any kind in Whitby and the local area.

The space provides an inclusive bespoke education model for up to 12 children to enable them to meet their own academic and social potential. It is an inclusive space specifically designed and equipped to support children with a range of Communication needs. This can include children with a diagnosis of autism, speech and language difficulties or children who present with challenges in their social interactions. The provision is needs led not diagnosis led. Each child has a personalised timetable and educational program both within their mainstream class and the Pegasus classroom.

Our Opportunity

East Whitby Primary Academy is seeking to appoint a Level 2 Teaching Assistant (GTA) to join us for maternity cover. This shorter contract is ideal for candidates looking to develop into a SEND career.

You will collaborate with our SEND Unit Teacher and SENCo to champion our pupils to access the curriculum, take part in learning, and ultimately achieve their learning goals and personal targets.

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.

Further information about our Academy can be found at www.eastwhitby.org.uk

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.

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SEND Lvl 2 TA Pack July 25.docx - 2.28 MB (opens in new tab)

About East Whitby Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 212 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: East Whitby Primary Academy website
• Email address: NYES.Resourcing@northyorks.gov.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/east-whitby-primary-academy

Dear applicant,

Allow me to extend a warm welcome from all governors, staff and children of East Whitby Primary Academy. I am delighted you have shown interest in joining us and I look forward to sharing with you what makes our school a very special place to work.

Our children are delightful, happy, confident and energetic. They are passionate about their learning, be it in the classroom or through other areas of our developed curriculum such as dance, art, PE and music.

Over many years together we have built a learning community that puts the whole child and their development, along with harnessing the skills of our staff at our very heart. You will be joining a school with low staff turnover and high staff retention and as Headteacher it is my job to make sure colleagues are supported and challenged to be life long learners.

We are looking for a teacher who can take the love of learning that our children come to school with each day, and use it to inspire awe and wonder; someone who can embrace all aspects of the curriculum.

Teaching at East Whitby is incredibly rewarding. Due to our well-deserved reputation across the area we place huge importance on developing talent – and in many ways our ‘project based ethos has resulted in many staff leading on whole school projects. I still get an incredible buzz from seeing our children reach their full potential through our staff training and development focus.

This is an exciting time to join us. As a proud primary member of the Enquire Learning Trust (a specialist primary trust of 29 schools), our team are working in partnership with our sister school Stakesby Primary to share, learn and create a primary hub our area can be proud of. Through our Trust we are able to access the support and resources from the soon to launched Teaching School, which means as a staff member you have a wide range of colleagues, tools and resources to help you develop not just in the classroom but beyond.

I hope that you will take the time to come and see and experience for yourself the warm and welcoming atmosphere which makes our vision a reality.

Good luck with your application. I look forward to reading it.

Simon Smith
Principal

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