Salary: £23,893 - £25,119 Per Annum 

Grade: E

Contract: Permanent, (5 days) 20 hours (5 days) & 12 hours (2 days) Term Time Only

Hours: 31 Hours Per Week 

Location: Brooklands Community Special School, Burnside Avenue, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2DB

Are you someone with a passion for working with young people?

Would you like a role where you can gain valuable experience in education, setting you up for a dynamic and vibrant career?

Brooklands Community Special School is excited to announce an opportunity to join their school as a General Teaching Assistant. We several roles and these roles offer a fantastic chance to join a highly-acclaimed school whose main priority is their students and their individual learning journeys.

At Brooklands School we take pride in our pupils. Their learning is our priority and is central to our vision, our purpose and our actions. We recognise the special talents and skills that they bring to our community, and with great knowledge and expertise, we work to ensure they achieve all that they can.

Brooklands is a specialist school providing high quality education for pupils with a wide range of complex needs. Our pupils are aged from 4-19.

You will work as part of a class team to ensure the best outcomes for our pupils. You will work closely with pupils of different abilities, both individually and in groups, enabling a varied and interesting workload that will contribute greatly to your personal development. This is a great role for someone looking to take their first step in a career in education. This position offers a great variety of work, and will give you the chance to work with a multitude of different educational needs. You will be supporting students with complex and challenging difficulties, helping them to overcome both educational and personal barriers. You will work closely with teachers in creating unique and creative approaches to learning for students, in order to increase engagement and achievement for all students.

This role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to work in a unique learning environment with a friendly and skilled team of staff, who work hard to secure achievement for all of their pupils.

Brooklands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment.

The post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance and references.

In return for your hard work and dedication to our school, we can offer you:

• A school with relationships at its core

• A warm and welcoming school with pupils who enjoy learning

• An inclusive school which strives to meet the needs of all our children and young people

• A team of dedicated and committed staff, led by a dynamic Headteacher and Governors who are willing to learn and develop with you

• An excellent opportunity for you to make a difference at our school

If you would like more information about the role please contact Samantha Good, School Business Manager on admin@brooklands.n-yorks.sch.uk

Key Dates

Closing Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024

Interview Date: Thursday 23 May 2024

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. 

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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