Overview
York High School is seeking a resourceful, innovative and passionate Teaching Assistant to work within a new internal provision with individuals and small groups of students with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to improve accessibility to mainstream curriculum and inclusion in school. The internal provision will cater for Key Stage 3 students, offering high quality interventions in a nurturing environment to students with a range of needs. This includes those who require enhanced support to transition to secondary education, make good progress with their learning outcomes (such as reading or numeracy skills), develop their social and emotional skills or improve their wellbeing.
The successful candidate will plan, manage, deliver and audit a range of interventions using assess, plan, do, review cycles. These interventions may target learning or emotional needs and may be delivered individually or to a group of students. There may also be some class support involved. You will also be the key worker for a caseload of students, attending meetings and liaising with parents and staff as necessary. The successful candidate will have high expectations of what students can achieve, and will be naturally empathetic.
Responsibilities
* Plan, manage, deliver and audit interventions using assess, plan, do, review cycles.
* Deliver interventions targeting learning or emotional needs, individually or in small groups.
* Provide some class support where required.
* Act as key worker for a caseload of students, attend meetings and liaise with parents and staff as necessary.
Requirements and Qualifications
* Experience delivering interventions to students individually or in small groups, and supporting students with SEND in education.
* Ability to describe and measure the impact of interventions on young people you have worked with.
* GCSE English and maths at Grade 4/C or above, or equivalent.
* Teaching Assistant qualification at Level 2 or above.
* Ability to quickly build effective relationships with students, staff, parents and carers to support students’ progress.
What We Offer
In return, we can offer a supportive working environment, with colleagues who care deeply, are experts in their fields and who are passionate about what they do. We also offer a range of staff benefits, and further details regarding our Trust can be found here. The trust will be undertaking a job evaluation exercise in the near future and, therefore, the grade for this position may change.
We encourage visits to the school. Please email Dawn Becton at d.becton@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk to arrange a visit. Further details about our school and an application form are available on our school website: www.yorkhighschool.co.uk
Excel Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
Excel Learning Trust reserves the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will close at midnight on the advertised closing date, or earlier if the decision is made to close. Applicants will be invited for interview once suitable applications are received, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
An application form, job description and person specification are available on the Trust Website https://excellearningtrust.org.uk/careers/
Please email applications to recruitment@elt.org.uk marked for the attention of Mr Gavin Kumar, Principal.
Closing date: Thursday 9 October 2025 at 12 midnight
Interview date: week commencing 13 October 2025
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