Sleights CE Primary School

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General Teaching Assistant

Do you want to make a difference to the children and families of our busy, oversubscribed village school?

Is a commitment to making sure every child and family flourishes and succeeds the focus of your work?

Are you an enthusiastic, team player ready to be part of something special?

If yes, then Sleights is the place for you! With our happy children, supportive families and dedicated staff team, our school is certainly an exciting place to be.

Nestled in the outskirts of Whitby, we are immensely proud to serve the village and surrounding communities who send their children to our busy Church of England school.

Our work is centred around our vision of “Working together to be happy; to flourish and succeed”. With our stunning school setting, complete with lots of outdoor space and a forest, we are committed to providing children with exciting, real life and practical learning opportunities.

At the heart of our all we do is a commitment that every child will succeed. We believe they get one chance. Our team works tirelessly to make this one chance count. Ofsted also recognise that Sleights goes “above and beyond” for its pupils and that our ambitions are high.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated teaching assistant who will be a key member of our team.

Our opportunity

We are looking to appoint a dedicated, highly motivated and enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our team, initially in Key Stage One.

We are looking for:

• A teaching assistant who loves working with children and cares greatly about their success.
• A colleague who has a passion to see every child achieve their very best.
• A team player who is keen to work with others to celebrate the joy and tackle the challenges ofworking in a busy village school.
• Someone who has the drive and ambition to achieve excellent results.

In return, we can offer you:

• A happy school, underpinned by our Church of England ethos, where everyone is valued and respected.
• Hardworking, enthusiastic and happy children, who are at the centre of all we do.
• An exciting and inspiring learning environment.
• The support of the full staff team, who work closely to achieve the best for our children and each other.

Key Dates:

This post will commence on 1st September 2025.

Closing date: Friday 11th July at 12.30pm.

Interviews will be shortly after the closing date.

Key Documents:

Job Description & Person Specification

Application Form

Visits to the school, or an informal conversation with the Headteacher, are encouraged. Please contact us to arrange this: headteacher@sleights.n-yorks.sch.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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