General Teaching Assistant

Scarborough, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom North yorkshire county council Salary: £26,847- £28,153 pro rata per annum. Actual Salary £23,273.58 - £24,405.75

(£13.92 - £14.59 per hour)

Grade: E

Contract: Fixed Term until 31 st August 2027 - Term Time Only

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Springhead School

Are you the right person to join our team as a General Teaching Assistant on a Full time, Term Time Only basis?

Our applicant packs are available for download (preferred) or can be emailed to you by contacting: [email removed] .

The role will have a six month probationary period, see job description and person specification for full details.

We are seeking to appoint someone who is resilient, reliable, flexible and empathetic, to support the learning of all children and young people at Springhead School. Experience of working with children with special needs would be desirable, specific training can be provided for the suitable candidate. You may be asked to work across all areas of the school when required.

Springhead School is an all-age specialist school for cognition and learning - an Outstanding community Special School (Ofsted June 2023), based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Our pupils have a wide range of learning needs including complex moderate, severe or profound learning difficulties or disabilities. We are registered for pupils aged between 2 and 19 years and many have a broad range of additional special needs such as autism, physical disabilities and complex medical needs but all of which are combined with learning needs.

Our school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of our children and young people and we have a robust child protection policy and recruitment procedures. Referees will be contacted prior to short-listing and will be asked if they know of any child protection issues or allegations against you.

Our school operates over two sites and you may be asked to work across all areas of the school as required. The post will be classroom based supporting the HLTA, Teacher and Headteacher in meeting the needs of our children and young people with special educational needs.

Key Documents

Head Teacher Letter to Applicant

Job Description

Term Term Working - FAQs for new employees

Application Form

Safeguarding Statement

Key Dates

Closing Date: 11th October 2026

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