Job description

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Salary: £83 - £100 per day
Start Date: January 2025

Are you a recent graduate considering a career within the education sector?
Would you like to gain hands-on experience and earn a health salary?
If so, GSL Education would like to hear from you!

As a national independent recruitment provider, GSL Education supports Primary, Secondary and Special Educational Needs Schools with their staffing requirements. Whether you’re looking for full time work to kick-start your education career, or work part-time alongside further education studies, we can offer you the chance to gain hands-on experience, whilst earning a healthy daily salary.

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant with GSL Education, you will:

  • Have the opportunity to work in Secondary and Special Educational Needs School.
  • Support children and young people on a 1:1 and small group basis, promoting independent learning.
  • Supervise and provide learning activities for identified pupils, to promote social, emotional, and academic support.
  • Track progress of identified pupils and provide regular feedback to staff, parents, and carers.
  • Provide additional support and intervention within your specialist subject area.
  • Support with managing behaviour through the use of de-escalation techniques.

Graduate Teaching Assistant requirements:

  • Hold a degree at 2:2 classification or higher.
  • Have a genuine desire and passion to work in the education sector.
  • Be a flexible, dynamic, and nurturing practitioner.
  • Be able to use humour as a way of engaging young people.
  • Be available at least 2 days per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time Only.

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.

If you would like to apply for the position of Graduate Teaching Assistant in York, North Yorkshire, please call Kerry Fowler at GSL Education and submit your up-to-date CV via the application link. Alternatively, please visit GSL Education official website to apply online.