Trainee Teaching Assistant

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.

Responsibilities:

• Providing 1:1 or group support to children with additional needs including Autism, SLD, and complex learning needs.
• Assisting with personal care and life-skills development, using a person-centred approach.
• Working closely with class teachers, therapists, and pastoral teams to deliver holistic support.
• Helping to create inclusive classroom environments that meet diverse needs.
• Applying your care experience to build trust and promote independence in pupils.

Ideal Backgrounds Include:

• Support Work (Adults or Children).
• Residential or Domiciliary Care.
• Youth Work or Family Support.
• Psychology and Health & Social Care Graduates.
• Experience with personal care, de-escalation techniques, or non-verbal communication is beneficial, but not essential.

What GSL Education Offers:

• A clear route into the education sector.
• Fortnightly pay and term-time working.
• Access to training and CPD including safeguarding, Team Teach, SEN Diploma, Level 2 Teaching Assistant Certificate and many more.
• Ongoing support from a specialist SEN Consultant.
• 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.