Job Title:                                   General Teaching Assistant

Location:                                  Newby and Scalby Primary School

Contract:                                  Fixed term – 31/8/2025

Hours/ Working Pattern:      32.5 per week, TTO 39 weeks per year

Salary / Hourly Rate:             CD1 (SCP3-4) FTE Annual £24,027 - £24,404  Actual £18,295.68 - £18,582.75

Closing Date:                          6 January 2025 12noon

Start Date:                                ASAP

Our Opportunity

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking, and committed Teaching Assistant to join our team. You will be responsible for supporting students both individually, and in small groups under the direction and support of our SLT and pastoral team.

You will:

·         Ideally have previous experience in working with children and young people.

·         Have a genuine interest in supporting young people.

·         Be able to develop positive working relationships with pupils, parents, staff and other professionals.

·         Be willing to undertake and act on relevant professional development and training.

·         Be able to support in the delivery of high-quality learning experiences for our students.

·         Have high expectations of learning and behaviour and inspire and motivate our students.

·         Be supportive, nurturing and understanding.

·         Seek to make learning exciting and a positive experience.

·         Work well as part of a team.

·         Demonstrate good communication skills both orally and written.   

About Us

We are one of the schools of choice in our community and we are within commutable distance of Whitby, Teesside, York, and surrounding areas.

We continue to build on our successes, and we are a family and a team, where everyone is given the challenge and support to be the best they can possibly be in a safe, welcoming and positive environment.  Children and staff will work and play together developing skills so that we all become ambitious and reflective lifelong learners as well as being respectful and respected members of the community. 

Our Trust

Coast and Vale Learning Trust is a growing family of schools located on the beautiful Yorkshire Coast. The Trust was founded by Scalby Secondary School but has grown over the last few years to include Newby and Scalby Primary School, Friarage Primary School and the Scarborough University Technical College (SUTC) in Scarborough, Lady Lumley’s Secondary School in Pickering and Filey School. Our ambition is to continue to welcome new schools into our Trust where we can add capacity, resources, improvement and make sure all our young people have access to the very best education.

The aim of the trust is to serve all the education community along the North Yorkshire Coast and down the Vale of Pickering. We are committed to supporting all schools in becoming great schools, whether they are part of Coast and Vale Learning Trust or not. The learners of our community deserve the best education regardless of their background or location.

Choosing where to work and who to work for is one of the vitally important decisions in life.  In choosing to work for Coast and Vale Learning Trust you would be joining a team of colleagues dedicated to transforming the lives of 3000 children and young people.

We have a simple vision in wanting our schools to be places ‘where children and staff thrive’. Coast and Vale Learning Trust will work tirelessly to make this a reality.

Working For Us

As well as being committed to your ongoing development and training we also offer a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, access to a government pension scheme, an employee assistance programme as well as a variety of retail discounts.

Application Process

For any further information please email to Nicola Moreno, School Business Manager, n.moreno@coastandvale.academy.

We do not accept CVs.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy or arrange to visit us, please contact as described above.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy should we receive an overwhelming response.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including an enhanced DBS check.  We have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our Schools.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief.  We want to recruit the right people for the Trust, from the widest possible backgrounds, to make the most of each individual’s different knowledge and experience.

Your privacy is important to us.  By submitting your personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Trust’s “Privacy Notice Recruitment” which can be found on our website.