Job description
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Contract Type: Temporary, Supply, Full-Time, Term Time Only
Start Date: September 2026
Salary Scale: £92 – £115 per day (Depending on experience)
Support young people to overcome barriers to learning and achieve positive outcomes in a specialist educational environment where every success matters!
GSL Education are currently recruiting for a dedicated, resilient, and compassionate Teaching Assistant to work within a specialist secondary educational setting in York.
This is a rewarding opportunity for individuals who are passionate about supporting students who require an alternative approach to education. You will primarily work within a specialist provision for secondary-aged learners who may have experienced interruptions to their education or require additional behavioural, emotional, and academic support. Through positive relationships and tailored interventions, you will help students re-engage with learning and achieve their potential.
About the Role:
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teachers and pastoral staff to provide classroom, one-to-one, and small-group support. You will help create a structured, inclusive, and nurturing environment that promotes positive behaviour, emotional wellbeing, and successful learning outcomes.
Core Responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant:
- Provide one-to-one and small-group support to help students engage positively with learning
- Support learners with social, emotional, behavioural, and additional learning needs using positive intervention strategies
- Assist teachers in delivering engaging lessons and maintaining a structured classroom environment
- Encourage positive behaviour, resilience, confidence, and independence throughout the school day
- Monitor student progress and provide feedback to teaching and pastoral staff where appropriate
- Promote a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment that enables students to thrive
As the Ideal Teaching Assistant, You Should Have:
- Experience working with secondary-aged children or young people in education, youth work, mentoring, or care settings
- Confidence supporting students with behavioural, social, emotional, or additional learning needs
- Excellent communication and behaviour management skills
- A calm, patient, and resilient approach to supporting learners
- Ability to build positive, professional relationships and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- A genuine passion for helping young people overcome barriers to education and achieve positive outcomes
To Work with GSL Education, You Must:
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Provide an up-to-date CV with relevant reference information covering the last 2 years
- Have recent experience working with children or young people in an educational or support setting
- Hold an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or be willing to apply for one
If you are a committed Teaching Assistant looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people in York, we welcome your application.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or completing an application for a new check.
For more information or to register your interest in ‘Teaching Assistant’ role, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants, will be in touch.
As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools throughout York.