General Teaching Assistant with Breakfast Club Assistant and MSA duties.

GTA 28.75 hours per week, Breakfast Club Assistant 5 hours and MSA 2.5 hours

(8.00am to 3.45pm)

Scotton Lingerfield Primary school is a small village school located between the villages of Farnham, Scotton and Lingerfield. The headteachers and governors are seeking to appoint a general teaching assistant to work full time in our reception class. The applicant should have experience of working in a school environment and hold GCSE level C or equivalent in English and Maths.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate:

• A positive, nurturing, calm and inclusive approach to all children and all behaviours.
• Warm, friendly and approachable
• Prepared to contribute to the life of the whole school
• Good interpersonal skills and an excellent team player
• Punctuality and reliability.
• A positive can-do attitude and a sense of humour.
• A desire to support children to reach their potential through high quality and creative teaching.

We can offer you:

• Enthusiastic, happy, well-motivated children who achieve high standards.
• A welcoming, caring, committed and professional staff team.
• A positive and supportive ethos.
• A pleasant working environment.
• Opportunities and support for your own continued professional development.
• A committed and supportive governing body

Application details

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Application forms should be returned by email to admin@scotton-lingerfield.n-yorks.sch.uk by 12 noon on Friday 3rd July 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a suitable application and are successful in finding the right candidate for the role.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We have a robust Child Protection Policy, and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school.  This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.  An online search may also be undertaken as part of the recruitment process for shortlisted candidates, on information available in the public domain.

Key Documents

 Job Description- General Teaching Assistant

Job Description- MSA

Job Description-Wrap Around Assistant

Application Form

Key Dates:

Closing date: Friday 3 July 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 8 July 2026

Venue for interview: Scotton Lingerfield Primary School

Start date: 7 September 2027

Contract end date: Easter 2027

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