Salary: GTA Band C 3-4. FTE £24,796 - £25,185 per annum, pro rata. Actual: £13,053.84- £13,258.63 per annum.
MSA Band B3 FTE £24,796 per annum, pro rata. Actual: £562.97 per annum
Playworker Band B3 FTE: £24,796 per annum, pro rata. Actual: £8,258.73 per annum.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours of work: GTA: 22hours 40 minutes. Term Time Only + training days
MSA: 1hour. Term time only Playworker: 14hours 40 minutes
Start Date: GTA Monday 7th September 2026
Start date: MSA and playworker Tuesday 8th September 2026
Location: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
General Teaching Assistant, MSA and Kid’s Club Playworker
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, MSA and Kid’s Club playworker 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.
Please submit applications electronically via e-mail to [email protected] and quote the following reference number on your application - REC/KSJ/000001215
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 9am on Wednesday 1st July 2026
Interview Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
Key Documents:
Application form.doc
Please note: As part of safer recruiting, we do accept CVs as part of the recruitment process.
St John’s primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment
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