Trainee Teaching Assistant
Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Contract: Full-Time, Part-Time, Term Time Only
Start Date: April, May and September 2025 start dates available
Salary: £1906 - £2275 per month
Make the Move into Education… Perfect for Health & Social Care Professionals and Graduates
Are you a compassionate professional from a Health & Social Care background looking for a meaningful new role supporting young people? GSL Education is inviting applications from care workers, support workers, healthcare assistants, psychology graduates, and health & social care graduates to join our team as SEN Teaching Assistants in Scarborough-based special educational needs provisions.
If you've ever considered a move into education, this is a great opportunity to apply your care experience in a school setting — helping children and young people thrive emotionally, socially, and academically.
As a Teaching Assistant, your role will include, but not be limited to:
1. Providing 1:1 or group support to children with additional needs including Autism, SLD, and complex learning needs.
2. Assisting with personal care and life-skills development, using a person-centred approach.
3. Working closely with class teachers, therapists, and pastoral teams to deliver holistic support.
4. Helping to create inclusive classroom environments that meet diverse needs.
5. Applying your care experience to build trust and promote independence in pupils.
Ideal Backgrounds Include:
1. Support Work (Adults or Children).
2. Residential or Domiciliary Care.
3. Youth Work or Family Support.
4. Psychology and Health & Social Care Graduates.
Experience with personal care, de-escalation techniques, or non-verbal communication is beneficial but not essential.
In return, GSL Education can offer you:
1. A clear route into the education sector.
2. Fortnightly pay and term-time working.
3. Access to training and CPD including safeguarding, Team Teach, SEN Diploma, Level 2 Teaching Assistant Certificate and many more.
4. Ongoing support from a specialist SEN Consultant.
5. Opportunities for long-term roles or permanent contracts.
If you're looking for a rewarding new challenge, where your care experience can change young lives for the better, we want to hear from you!
To work with GSL Education as a Teaching Assistant in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, please upload your up-to-date CV via the application link and call Kerry Fowler today!
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 a relevant enhanced DBS. #J-18808-Ljbffr