Here at Dacre Braithwaite CE VA Primary School, we offer a vibrant and inspirational curriculum in an idyllic setting in the heart of Nidderdale. We work relentlessly to ensure that every child in our school receives the best education and the best support to meet their needs.

Our vision is very much about Living Life to the Full by developing the skills that are essential to our children becoming upstanding members of the community and trying their best in whatever they are doing. We believe that when you develop the personal characteristics for learning first, children have the confidence to shine.

Working with children is the best job in the world and as a school we encourage all staff to engage fully in the education of our young folk, in a wide variety of ways

Our Opportunity

We are looking to replace a long-standing member of staff who is retiring. As a result, we are looking to cover a number of roles. We anticipate that this would be initially 30 hours GTA (40 Weeks PA), and 1.5 hours MSA (38 Week PA).

We hope to develop this role to become 2.5 hours HLTA, 27.5 hours GTA and 1.5 hours MSA. We may also ask the successful candidate to be prepared to supervise the After School Club once a week which runs until 5:30pm. Although we are looking to appoint someone who could fulfil the Higher-Level Teaching Assistant role, we are looking to develop this further within school and are willing to offer training to the right candidate to enable them to achieve this if they don’t have the qualification already.

We are looking for:

An experienced teaching assistant who is able to motivate and inspire children to achieve; Ability to supervise children effectively.

Excellent organisational and time management skills.

Confident user of ICT packages including Microsoft Office/Google.

Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence

We can offer you:

A warm, happy school where we value each individual child and the whole school community; Happy, enthusiastic and well-behaved children, eager to learn.

A school offering the opportunity to work with like-minded colleagues.

An opportunity for you to thrive as you continue your journey as a professional, accessing high quality support, training and resources our school leaders have to offer.

To Apply

Application Forms should be submitted directly to admin@dacreb.co.uk

All candidates are advised to submit their application ahead of the deadline. Candidates must ensure that they refer to the job description and person specification before making an application so that their application meets the criteria.

You are welcome to phone school on 01423 780285 and arrange to visit at the end of the school day. Please use the school website to gather information together with our school brochure which is attached. Our website has a wealth of information on it and allows you to get a ‘feel’ for our school.

Key Dates:

Application Closing date: Thursday 22nd January 2026 at 5pm

Shortlisting: Monday 26th January 2026

Interviews: Wednesday 28th January 2026

Start Date: By Monday 13th April 2026

Key Documents:

Application Form.

Safeguarding

School Brochure.

Letter from Headteacher.

Job Description.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy, and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.

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