Senior Advanced Teaching Assistant - Targeted Mainstream Provision
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4HT24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
1 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,626 to £25,195 (actual salary). Pay award pending.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Selby High School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Advance Teaching Assistant for the new Targeted Mainstream Provision, which will open in September, 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing a provision which will have a positive impact on young people with additional needs. The successful candidate will work closely with the TMP Lead to develop the provision, which will be supporting students whose main area of need is Communication and Interaction.
We are looking for somebody with:
- Excellent skills, knowledge and experience within Communication and Interaction, and the desire to develop further in this area;
-Extensive experience of planning and delivering sessions and interventions to groups of up to 8 students;
-The resilience and compassion to work with young people with significant additional needs.
Selby High School Targeted Mainstream Provision
The Selby High School Targeted Mainstream Provision will be a base within the school for six students with EHCPs, where the main area of need is around Communication and Interaction. There will also be two Assessment Places, for students with similar needs, who will be assessed for an EHCP whilst in the provision.
Students will have a mixture of timetabled mainstream lessons, and time in the TMP. In the TMP, students will have lessons and one-to-one and small group sessions delivered by the TMP staff and teaching staff. Some lessons will have a curriculum focus, and others will be based around social skills, and other life-based skills. Students will have access to cooking facilities. Where appropriate, students will also have access to some of our external-based provisions including Drax, Selby Skills Centre and Noise Academy.
The amount of time spent within the TMP base will be determined by the students’ level of need. The ultimate aim will be for the majority of students placed at the TMP to attend most of their mainstream lessons, but it is likely that there will be students who will need to spend a significant amount of time in the provision.
The provision within the TMP will also be available to students who are not officially within the TMP, but have needs that would be well supported by the staff within the TMP.
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will join an experienced and friendly team of support staff who make an invaluable contribution to the running of the school. We offer extensive training opportunities for our support staff, and as we encourage our team to develop their skills and talents, and play a key role in supporting colleagues, there are opportunities for promotion and career development within the team.
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1161 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- ca@selbyhigh.co.uk
Arranging a visit to Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ca@selbyhigh.co.uk.
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