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We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and reflective practitioner to join our school. The successful candidate will work as a Teaching Assistant to provide support and care to pupils in KS1 as a general classroom support with a focus on individuals and groups of pupils. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to providing stimulating learning opportunities which encourage the development of language, key skills and independence both indoors and outdoors with incredibly high expectations regarding what all children can achieve in their learning and behaviour.

We are looking for a colleague who shares the same ethos and values; understands our community; and can continue to provide the enthusiastic and inspirational classroom support our pupils deserve.

Our aims and Ethos:

To create a happy school committed to excellence.

• We provide all pupils with every opportunity to achieve their full potential.
• We ensure a supportive, safe, friendly environment in which everyone is valued and respected.
• We expect the highest standards of work and behaviour.
• We offer every pupil full and equal access to all areas of the curriculum.
• We provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all our pupils, which values and celebrates their diverse backgrounds and needs.
• We promote pupil’s self-esteem and emotional wellbeing and help them to form and maintain worthwhile and satisfying relationships, based on respect for themselves and for others, at home, at school and in the wider world.
• We value all adults’ and pupils’ contributions to the school’s progress, and celebrate success and achievement in all areas of life.
• We prepare each pupil for life beyond school, in a modern, global society.

The post is a fixed term contract, ending on 19 December 2025 (term time only). Working Monday to Friday 8.45am –12.00pm and 12.30pm – 3.30pm each day (31.25hrs per week).

Key Documents

Job Description and Person Specification: General Teaching Assistant.docx
Application Form: General Teaching Assistant.doc

Key Dates

The closing date for all applications is 12 noon on 22 April 2025.

Interviews will be held on Friday 25th April 2025.

Start Date as soon as possible.

If you think you’re the person for the job, please complete the North Yorkshire Council application form and send this back to headteacher@seamerirton.n-yorks.sch.uk

Seamer & Irton C P School is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks. An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertises vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC is not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accepts no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.