Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy
Teaching Assistant
30 hours per week to be worked during the school's term time
Monday to Friday - 8:30am - 3:00pm with 30 mins lunch break
Fixed term contract to start as soon as possible until 31st August 2026
£25,583 - £26,403
Actual salary £17,950 - £18,526
About the Trust
Ebor Academy Trust is a family of schools located across North and East Yorkshire, York and the Humber region. We think of ourselves as being one school across many sites, working collaboratively to deliver high quality, rich and engaging education in our diverse communities. Our aims are to enable all our learners to flourish and to open doors for their very best futures.
We genuinely seek to live by our values of Excellence, Belonging, Opportunity and Respect; these underpin how we work and how we relate to each other. We have high ambitions for our learners and staff and aim to deliver this through a culture of continuous development, support, kindness and understanding. We are a friendly trust that puts people first.
About the role
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to work within our dedicated team. The working hours for this position are Monday to Friday from 8:30am until 3:00pm daily. These hours will be worked during the school term time.
As a Teaching Assistant you will play a key role in the child's day, you will be passionate about teaching and learning and believe in developing the true potential of all our children. You will have a calm and positive disposition, the ability to break down activities into small step by step teaching and will nurture, inspire, challenge and motivate pupils. Implementing clear boundaries and routines. You will implement our behaviour management policy in all areas around school.
The job requirements
We are looking for someone who has experience of working with children, in a supportive capacity and has good verbal communication, strong time management, organisational skills and the ability to work well as part of a team as these are all essential to this role.
You will have the ability to build a good rapport with parents and carers and the wider school community.
Ideally you will be an experienced Teaching Assistant with knowledge and understanding with regards to child development and the curriculum and how to enhance a child's experiences and build upon their learning.
Please note to be considered for this role you must complete the full application form which can be found on the Ebor Academy Trust website.
Working with us
When you join our Trust, you'll start with a friendly induction to help you feel settled from day one. From there, you'll get role-specific training and plenty of opportunities to keep learning and growing, whether through ongoing CPD, apprenticeships, or longer-term development programmes like our Ebor career pathways.
We're proud to have high staff engagement, with great feedback in our staff surveys and from our exit interviews. People enjoy working here, feel supported, and know they're making a difference.
We offer generous benefits too, including access to free private GP and nurse appointments, counselling services, and wellbeing support for you and your family. You'll also get great discounts at high street stores and travel companies, free parking at all our schools, a brilliant pension, and family-friendly policies.
We're committed to being an inclusive and diverse place to work, where everyone feels they belong. We welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life and treat every application fairly and equally.
Keeping children safe is at the heart of everything we do. That's why we follow safer recruitment practices (including enhanced DBS checks) and we ask all applicants to complete on online application (we don't accept CVs).
If you feel that you align to our values of Excellence, Belonging, Opportunity and Respect and you want to help shape the lives of the next generation, then we would love to hear from you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,583.00-£26,403.00 per year
Work Location: In person