General Teaching Assistant at Mill Hill Primary School

Expired

Job Reference #

EDV/2025/MHPS/62294

Location

Crosby Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1AE

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£18,881.00 - £19,789.00 Annually (Actual)
Salary is based on Grade C/D, Scale Point 03-06 £24,795-£25,988 FTE

Closing Date

9:00am, 10th Dec 2025

Start Date

01/01/2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

15/12/2025

Interview Date(s) 15/12/2025

About this Role

The purpose of this post is to work with teachers to support teaching and learning by working with individuals or small groups of pupils under the direction of teaching staff, and may be responsible for some learning activities within the overall teaching plan with access to support and guidance as required.

Job Details

Hours of Work: 32.5 Hours Per Week (8:30am - 3:30pm); Term Time Only (39 Weeks Per Year)

Position Type: Fixed Term from 01 January 2026 until 31 August 2026

Position: General Teaching Assistant - (KS1 mornings, throughout KS1 and K2 afternoons)

Travel Required: No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

The successful candidates will:

Have an understanding of how to enable children to learn, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities
Be able to work as a member of a team to support children and their families
Have a proactive, positive approach to supporting children’s learning and development
Have a commitment to providing the right support to the most vulnerable children by contributing to support plans
Have high aspirations both for themselves and our children
Have a passion for learning
Be proactive and dependable
Have strong interpersonal skill and a positive outlook
Have experience of working in KS1 or KS2 and have a good understanding of children’s development and how to support them moving forwards
Be able to work with individuals and groups of children within a classroom setting
Be willing to undergo further training as required

What We Can Offer:

A friendly, inclusive, and forward-thinking school
A supportive leadership team and a supportive environment
Happy and welcoming pupils, staff and governors
The opportunity to be part of Mill Hill Primary School which is part of Arete Learning Trust.

Other benefits include:

Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies and local government
Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Comprehensive training package with The National College
Expenses and travel costs
Comprehensive suite of employee benefits

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

• High standards and expectations

• Integrity, kindness and good manners

• Respect for individuality and difference

• Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’.

Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

• Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.

• Are committed to our Trust values.

• Show initiative and are responsive to change.

• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.

• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.

• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.

• Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement (https://www.arete.uk/careers ). If you are ready for the next step in your career and you feel that your skill set makes you a good fit for this very exciting opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will be held on Monday 15th December 2025

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks. Online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.