Salary: FTE £24,796 pa - £25,185 per annum (Actual £21,875.54 - £22,080.33)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 38.3 hours per week total, across all 3 roles
Location: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire – St Johns Primary School
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, Midday Supervisor and Kids 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.
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
MSA and playworker: Tuesday 8th September 202
How to Apply
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 for applications: 9am on Wednesday 1st July 2026
Shortlisting will take place on this day and candidates will be informed by telephone.
Interview Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
Key Documents
Application Form.doc
GTA Job Description.pdf
MSA Job Description.pdf
Playworker Job Description.pdf
St Johns 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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