Teaching Assistant

Saltergate Junior School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2TT

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  17 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.65 Hourly

Teaching Assistant job summary

Casual Contract, Zero Hours

We are excited to offer this opportunity for a skilled Teaching Assistant to join our team on a casual basis. We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about helping every child succeed and is committed to supporting high standards in learning, teaching, and behaviour. You’ll need the right mix of personality, skills, and understanding to work with our amazing pupils, along with a real enthusiasm for children’s learning. Most importantly, you’ll be someone who supports pupils consistently while recognising and responding to their individual needs.

About Our School

Saltergate is a Federation of two vibrant and busy schools, where children from aged 2 to 11 learn and grow together. We celebrate each of our children as an individual and welcome their unique contribution to our Saltergate family. We treasure diversity within our school family and value our differences.

At Saltergate, we value kindness and respect - we believe that these should thread through every aspect of school life. We want our children to grow into strong and respectful members of society, ready to contribute to their local, and the wider, community.

Our school provides a happy, safe and caring environment, in which each individual is respected and valued and their efforts and achievements celebrated. Our challenging, stimulating, broad and balanced curriculum reflects the expectation that all children will maximise their potential. We believe that our curriculum is trailblazing in many ways and everyone within our school community is fully committed to working together to achieve these shared aims enabling us to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Our values of Responsible, Respectful, Resilient, Reflective and Resourceful aren’t just words, they form the basis of everything we do! Here’s what you can expect when you join us:

• A genuinely supportive environment - We prioritise respect, equality, diversity, and well-being, making Saltergate Schools a place where you can thrive.
• A strong sense of community - Collaboration and generosity are at the heart of our culture.
• Ongoing professional development - We invest in your growth at every stage of your career, helping you reach your full potential.

For more about Saltergate Schools click the ‘view our careers page’ button.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Will inspire and nurture our children
• Is caring and confident with a willingness to develop their skills
• Has a strong sense of teamwork, professional pride and a sense of humour
• Will be a positive ambassador for our school
• Is flexible and willing to go the ‘extra mile’ for our children

Next Steps

Let’s Connect: We are more than happy to answer any questions you might have about our school or this opportunity. If you would like to visit our school ahead of applying to meet the team and hear more, you are very welcome! To speak with us, or arrange a visit, please contact Joanne Mallinson mallinsonj@sgs.rklt.co.uk

Adjustments: Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please include these within Part Two of our application form under the section ‘Disability and Accessibility’.

Closing Date: Interviews may commence while this advert is open, so we advise you to apply asap to avoid missing out.

Applicant Guidance: Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found HERE.

Ready to Apply: If you have all the info you need, click APPLY NOW to start your application.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Saltergate Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 240 pupils
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saltergate Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saltergate-junior-school

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Harrogate and North Riding Of Yorkshire