Job description
Teaching Assistant
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Salary: £83 - £100 per day
Start Date: September 2025
GSL Education are seeking an experienced Teaching Assistant to work at a Client Primary School, located in York, North Yorkshire, starting September 2025.
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 individualised support to a student with special needs.
- Work with students on 1:1 or small group basis whenever required.
- Use appropriate strategies to manage student’s behaviour.
- Be patient and have a kind and caring approach.
- Build strong, trusting bonding with student.
- Provide emotional support during challenging situations.
Teaching Assistant Requirements:
- Experience supporting students with special needs.
- A relevant qualification (e.g., Level 2/3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools/EYFS).
- Experience in education, child development, or mental health support is desirable.
- Have a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection practices.
- Hold a Child only DBS registered to the update service or be willing to apply for one through GSL Education.
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.
For more information, or to apply for the position, please send your CV to Kerry Fowler or call our North Yorkshire office today. Alternatively, please apply via the application link, or please visit the GSL Education website to apply online, or submit your up-to-date CV via the application link. We look forward to hearing from you!