Springhead School

General Teaching Assistant (Special School)

We currently have vacancies for GENERAL TEACHING ASSISTANTS 37 HOURS TERM TIME ONLY Temporary and FTC’s until 31.08.2024 available. Please select the application form for the post you are interested in and specify if you are interested in both posts.

Grade E SCP 6 -9: £21,968 – £23,194 pa pro rata.

Actual Salary £19549.58 - £20646.61 (£11.39-£12.02 per hour)

Mon 8.30am – 5pm, Tues to Fri 8.30 am – 4.00 pm

The role will have a six-month probationary period, see job description and person specification for full details. We wish to recruit General Teaching Assistants on a Full time, Term Time Only basis. Temporary (Maternity Cover) and Fixed Term Contracts until 31.08.24 are available.

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 – a community special school 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, complex medical needs, or social, emotional, and mental health issues, but all of which are combined with learning needs.

The 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.

The school operates on multiple 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.

The applicant packs are available for download (preferred) or will be emailed if you contact admin@springhead.n-yorks.sch.uk

Application Pack Contents Page.docx

Job Description and Person Specification.doc

Letter to Applicants.pdf

Childcare Disqualification Self-Declaration Form.doc

Criminal Record Declaration Form.docx

Safeguarding Statement.docx

Term-Time Working FAQs for new employees.docx

Application Form - Fixed Term Contract.docx

Application Form Maternity Cover.docx

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