General Teaching Assistant

Salary: £25,989 to £27,254 per annum pro rata (Actual Salary £22,529.78 to £23,626.41 or £13.47 to £14.13 per hour)

Grade: E SCP 6-9

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Fixed Term Contract End Date: 31 August 2027 (initially)

Vacancy Hours: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only (Monday 08:30 – 5.00, Tuesday to Friday 08:30 – 4.00)

Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire  

Are you the right person to join our team as a General Teaching Assistant on a Full time, Term Time Only basis?

The role will have a six-month probationary period, see job description and person specification for full details.

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 – an Outstanding community Special School (Ofsted June 2023), 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 and complex medical needs but all of which are combined with learning needs.

Our 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.

Our school operates over two 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.

Our applicant packs are available for download (preferred) or can be emailed to you by contacting: View email address on nycjobs.engageats.co.uk

Key Documents

Key Dates

Closing Date: Sunday 21 June 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Venue for Interview: Springhead School, Barry’s Lane, Scarborough, YO12 4HA

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