Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Salary: £26,824 to £29,064 per annum pro rata (£10,901.01 to £11,811.33 per annum actual)
Grade: F SCP 8-13
Contract Type: Temporary
Vacancy Hours: 17.5 hours per week, Term Time Only + 5 days
Location: Pickering, North Yorkshire
Additional roles:
General Teaching Assistant
Salary: £24,796 to £25,185 per annum pro rata (£7,197.75 to £7,310.67 per annum actual)
Grade: C SCP 3-4
Vacancy Hours: 12.5 hours per week, Term Time Only + 5 days
Midday Supervisory Assistant
Salary: £24,796 per annum pro rata (£1,407.42 per annum actual)
Grade: B SCP 3
Vacancy Hours: 2.5 hours per week, Term Time Only
Start Date: 01 September 2026
Our school is a place where children feel safe, happy and valued and are able to achieve their absolute potential. Learning is engaging and inspiring and we have exceptionally high expectations for our children in terms of their academic achievements as well as personal, social and emotional development.
‘Relationships between staff and pupils are highly positive. Pupils are at the heart of all that the school does. Staff value each pupil as an individual.
Over time, the school has established extremely high expectations for all. Well-trained and talented staff ensure that all pupils have many opportunities to succeed and to meet these high expectations over time. Pupils achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). – OFSTED 2025
As a member of our team, it is key that:
- Your priority in the classroom is building relationships with children;
- Your values are aligned to our school values of love, kindness, aspiration and self-belief;
- You are committed to ensuring every child achieves their absolute potential, regardless of background or barriers;
- You are confident in supporting as well as leading groups of children;
- You have exceptionally high expectations for our children;
- You are committed to a team approach – being a small school, we all contribute and help each other across aspects of school life.
- You have a good understanding of the National curriculum and how children learn best.
As HLTA you will be required to cover Planning, Preparation and Assessment time in Early Years and Key Stage One. You will be required to support children under the direction of other teachers and leaders in school.
As GTA you will be required to support children in Early Years and Key Stage One under the direction of the class teacher, which may mean at times that you are working with children who require further support.
As an MSA you will be required to support the team in the lunch hall and in the playground to ensure a caring and safe environment. You would be required to work indoors and outdoors when supervising children to ensure their safety at all times.
Our school is a Reception Lead Network school, and we take great pride in our Early Years provision. At the centre of our approach is a nurturing, language-rich and inclusive environment where play is recognised as the foundation for learning. Our skilled practitioners foster children’s thinking through meaningful interactions and thoughtfully planned experiences. Open-ended and natural resources inspire curiosity, creativity and independence, while providing opportunities to support and extend children’s play. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside a dedicated and experienced team committed to giving every child the very best start in life.
The MSA post will be offered on a fixed term basis until 23 July 2027. The HLTA / GTA post will be offered on a fixed term basis until 26 July 2027 There may be an opportunity that the post is extended into the following academic year.
Further information
If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Miss Camarah Mosey, Headteacher on 01751 474345.
How to apply
Please return your completed application form to [email protected]
Please ensure that all parts of the application are completed. We do not accept CVs as part of the selection process. Please quote reference number REC/TD/00001199
Thornton Dale Primary School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all al staff and volunteers to this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please note that we would consider applications for the GTA/MSA role separately to the HLTA role.
Key Documents
Job Description and Person Specification Higher Level Teaching Assistant.pdf
Job Description and Person Specification General Teaching Assistant.pdf
Job Description and Person Specification Midday Supervisory Assistant.pdf
Application Form.docx
Key Dates
Closing Date: Friday 26 June 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 02 July 2026
Venue for Interview: Thornton Dale CE Primary School, Castle Close, Thornton Dale, Pickering, YO18 7TW
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