Teaching Assistant

Greatwood Community Primary School, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2SJ

14 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 October 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years
Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours term time only plus 1 week
Contract type: Fixed term - fixed term until 31.08.2026
Actual salary: Grade C/D SCP3-6 (£24,796-£25,989 FTE) Actual Salary £18,672 - £19,570

What skills and experience we're looking for

32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 1 week.

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support children and staff at Greatwood Primary and Nursery School. This role will be to work in Nursery in the first instance, however the successful candidate may be required to work in KS1 or KS2 depending on the needs of the school in the future.

We are looking for a conscientious, ambitious Teaching Assistant who can show a commitment to the ethos and values of the Northern Star Academies Trust and of Greatwood Primary and Nursery School.

Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our children. The successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate their understanding and appreciation of safeguarding at interview.

What the school offers its staff

How to Apply
To apply to work with Northern Star Academies Trust, please complete your candidate profile via the Every Portal. If you are accessing our Every portal for the first time, you will need to register to add and save your candidate profile information, before adding your profile to this vacancy.

Why choose Greatwood Community Primary School?
Greatwood proudly joined Northern Star Academies Trust on 1st September 2020 and has continued to flourish as a school committed to excellence, innovation, and community. Our school is a vibrant hub of ambition, creativity, and warmth—where every child is valued, nurtured, and empowered to excel academically and as individuals. We take pride in our broad and balanced curriculum, which offers dynamic and engaging learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom. Committed to inclusivity and excellence, we provide a high-quality education that sparks curiosity, builds confidence, and instils a lifelong love of learning. Through strong partnerships with families and the wider community, we create a supportive and inspiring environment where every child can thrive.

Northern Star Academies Trust is a thriving family of 15 schools, serving the communities of Keighley, Bradford, Skipton, and Harrogate. Our vision is rooted in our core values: Nurture, Sustain, Aspire, and Thrive. Together, we work tirelessly to create environments where children and staff alike can flourish.

Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy)

https://www.nsat.org.uk/information-policies/item/5/policies

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.