Knaresborough St John's C of E Primary School

GENERAL TEACHING ASSISTANT

General Teaching Assistant – 24 hours per week over 5 days. Term Time Only + 5 training days

Contract Type: Temporary to 20th July 2026

Salary: Grade C - Scale point 2-4       

Full Time Equivalent: £23,656.00 - £24,404.00

Actual salary: £13,184.32 - £13,601.21 

Start Date: 1st September 2025

End Date: 20th July 2026

Application Closing Date:  9am on Friday 20th June 2025

Interview Date: Friday 27^th June 2025

At St John’s Primary, we believe that children need to feel safe and happy in order to learn. We have exceptionally high standards and our aim is to foster a love of learning that enables all our pupils to achieve to their full potential.

We are seeking to employ a General Teaching Assistant with some SEN experience who is enthusiastic, innovative and self- motivated. The successful candidate will demonstrate a positive approach with the main aim of helping pupils to continue to make progress and reach their full potential. They should have a commitment to supporting high standards of teaching and learning through guided tasks and activities, be keen to work as part of a close team, as well as have the ability to develop warm relationships with children, colleagues and parents. If this sounds like you and a role that you would relish, please look carefully at the following materials and complete the application form.

How to apply 

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Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant – 32 hours per week over 5 days. Term Time Only + 5 training days

Contract Type: Temporary to 20th July 2026

Salary: Grade F - Scale Point 8-13      

Full Time Equivalent: £25,992.00 - £28,163.00

Actual salary: £19,315.01 - £20,928.31 

Start Date:  1st September 2025

End Date: 20th July 2026

Application Closing Date:  9am on Friday 4th July 2025

Interview Date: Thursday 10th July 2025

At St John’s Primary, we believe that children need to feel safe and happy in order to learn. We have exceptionally high standards and our aim is to foster a love of learning that enables all our pupils to achieve to their full potential.

We are seeking to employ a Higher Level Teaching Assistant with SEN experience who is enthusiastic, innovative and self- motivated. The successful candidate will demonstrate a positive approach with the main aim of helping pupils to continue to make progress and reach their full potential. They should have a commitment to supporting high standards of teaching and learning through guided tasks and activities, be keen to work as part of a close team, as well as have the ability to develop warm relationships with children, colleagues and parents.

How to apply 

Please ensure that all parts of the application are completed.  We do not accept CVs as part of the selection process. Reference: REC/KSJ/000001035

Knaresborough St John's Primary School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We are committed to equal opportunities and want to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and from under- represented groups including: ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion