Job description
Teaching Assistant
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £83 - £100 per day
Contract Type: Part-Time, 0.6FTE
GSL Education is looking to appoint a dedicated Teaching Assistants to join a Client Secondary School located in York, North Yorkshire, starting as soon as possible.
About the School:
- The school was graded by Ofsted as ‘Good’ in all areas, where all staff have high expectations of their pupils.
- The school was also graded as “Outstanding” by SIAMS.
- Established in the 1800s, the school proudly strives to provide a 21st century education for all their young people.
- The school offers encouraging learning in a Christian environment, where all students are cared for, respected, and given chances to help others.
- Home to state-of-the-art facilities, which promotes the school’s curriculum preparation for an appreciation of life in modern Britain.
- Performing arts, music, dance, and drama, are an essential part of every student's education at both Key Stages 3 and 4.
- The school currently works with students who have a wide range of additional needs, such as dyslexia, physical disabilities, issues with speech, language, and communication, conditions on the autism spectrum, more general learning difficulties, individuals with rare syndromes, impairments to hearing and vision, and attention deficit disorders.
Teaching Assistant Responsibilities:
- Provide 1:1 and small group support to students within the classroom environment.
- Collaborate with teachers, parents/carers, and external agencies to ensure holistic support.
- Work alongside teaching staff to assist in lesson delivery.
- Implement strategies to support the student's emotional, social, and academic development.
- Promote independence while ensuring a safe and nurturing environment.
Teaching Assistant Requirements:
- Right to work in the UK.
- A genuine passion for supporting children and young people with SEN.
- Previous experience in an SEN support role, preferably within a school setting.
- Hold an enhanced Child Workforce DBS, registered on the update service, or be willing to obtain one through GSL Education.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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 an enhanced DBS on the update service.
If you would like to apply for the position of Teaching Assistant in York, North Yorkshire, please call Kerry Fowler at GSL Education and submit your up-to-date CV via the application link. Alternatively, please visit the GSL Education official website to apply online.