General Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 03 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 June 2025 |
| Location: | Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5HY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | dacf6e56-5ccd-42fd-b5cb-90516dd8e2d8 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to join the learning support team. We are committed to ensuring every student reaches their full potential and we are looking for colleagues who will help shape this vision and join a friendly, supportive and committed team.
Working under the supervision of the AHT and the SENDCo, the post holder will support learning in the classroom of children with additional and different needs.
What the school offers its staff
Duties of the post will include:
• Preparing a range of learning resources
• Working in a team context, forging and sustaining relationships across agencies and respecting the contribution of others
• Providing, with appropriate guidance and supervision limits, educational, emotional and physical support
• Assisting in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies
• Providing support and encouragement
• Providing feedback on the students to the class teacher or other appropriate person, to support the planning and evaluation of the learning process in respect of groups and individual students
• Communicating effectively with students, families and carers
• Working under the direction of teaching or other appropriate staff in supporting the learning process
• Supervising students sitting internal and external examinations as required
• Complying with policies and procedures relating to child protection, confidentiality, health & safety and security
• Adhering to the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures and having a thorough understanding of the DfE’s Keeping Children Safe in Education publication
Further details about the role
Further details and an application form are available from the school’s website www.wensleydaleschool.net
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.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to join the learning support team. We are committed to ensuring every student reaches their full potential and we are looking for colleagues who will help shape this vision and join a friendly, supportive and committed team.
Working under the supervision of the AHT and the SENDCo, the post holder will support learning in the classroom of children with additional and different needs.
What the school offers its staff
Duties of the post will include:
• Preparing a range of learning resources
• Working in a team context, forging and sustaining relationships across agencies and respecting the contribution of others
• Providing, with appropriate guidance and supervision limits, educational, emotional and physical support
• Assisting in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies
• Providing support and encouragement
• Providing feedback on the students to the class teacher or other appropriate person, to support the planning and evaluation of the learning process in respect of groups and individual students
• Communicating effectively with students, families and carers
• Working under the direction of teaching or other appropriate staff in supporting the learning process
• Supervising students sitting internal and external examinations as required
• Complying with policies and procedures relating to child protection, confidentiality, health & safety and security
• Adhering to the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures and having a thorough understanding of the DfE’s Keeping Children Safe in Education publication
Further details about the role
Further details and an application form are available from the school’s website www.wensleydaleschool.net
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.