Job description
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Contract Type: Temporary, Supply, Part-Time, Full-Time
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Salary Scale: £92 – £115 per day (Depending on experience)
Are you passionate about supporting young people who face barriers to learning and helping them build confidence, independence, and positive relationships?
GSL Education Hull Branch are currently recruiting for a dedicated and resilient Teaching Assistant to work in a specialist educational setting in York. This role is ideal for someone who can provide tailored support to pupils with additional learning needs, including SEND and SEMH, and help create a safe, structured, and inclusive learning environment.
About the Role
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with teachers and other support staff to help pupils engage with learning, manage their emotions, and develop essential social and communication skills. You will provide one-to-one and small-group support, adapting your approach to meet individual needs and encouraging pupils to make progress both academically and personally.
Core Responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant
- Provide one-to-one and small-group support to pupils with SEND, SEMH, and other additional needs.
- Assist pupils with classroom activities, learning tasks, and the development of independent learning skills.
- Support emotional regulation, communication, social interaction, and positive behaviour.
- Build trusting relationships with pupils while maintaining consistent boundaries and expectations.
- Adapt support strategies to accommodate individual learning, emotional, behavioural, and communication needs.
- Work collaboratively with teachers and wider staff to monitor progress and provide consistent, personalised support.
As the Ideal Teaching Assistant, You Should Have
- Previous experience supporting children or young people with SEND, SEMH, or additional learning needs.
- An understanding of needs such as Autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, and emotional or behavioural challenges.
- A patient, empathetic, and resilient approach to supporting pupils who may find learning challenging.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- The ability to remain calm, consistent, and positive in challenging situations.
- A genuine commitment to helping young people develop confidence, independence, and a positive attitude towards learning.
To Work with GSL Education, You Must
- Have the right to work in the UK.
- Hold an up-to-date CV and provide references covering the last two years.
- Have recent experience working with children or young people.
- Hold an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or be willing to apply for one.
If you are a compassionate and motivated Teaching Assistant who wants to make a meaningful difference in young people's lives, 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.