Full Time, Fixed Term

06/01/2025

26 November 2024

We are looking to appoint a temporary Curriculum Teaching Assistant on a fixed term contract to join our Pre-Prep Team in Nursery. The post is to begin on 06 January 2025 and to end on the 03 July 2025 (Spring & Summer Term only). This is an ideal opportunity to be part of a vibrant team and contribute to school life in a dynamic learning environment. The ideal candidate will be currently working in a school support role or have had previous experience working with young children in a classroom setting.
The post is full time 40 hr/week, term time only position, with 8 hours of work per day to be carried out between the hours of 7.45am – 6pm, Monday to Friday. The daily start and finish times are dependent on the duty rota, which will be shared in advance by the Head of the Pre-Prep.
The hourly rate of pay is £12.43, the value of the fixed term contract of two terms (21 weeks) is £11,701. This is paid in 7 equal monthly instalments (January to July inclusive).
Applications should be e-mailed to the Head of the Pre-Preparatory School, Mrs Joanne Speight, as soon as possible and no later than 12 noon Tuesday 26th November. The school reserves the right to interview before the closing date if appropriate to the context of the field.
Early applications are therefore very much encouraged.
Yarm Preparatory School
Grammar School Lane
Yarm
Stockton on Tees
TS15 9ES
Phone: 01642 781447
Yarm School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be subject to vetting checks including an enhanced DBS check.
Applicants for all vacancies at Yarm School are encouraged to read these policies before applying:

Yarm School

Yarm School was founded in 1978. Since then it has become the major educational success story in the North East and the School is now firmly established amongst the country’s leading co-educational day schools. In addition to the Senior School, there is a Preparatory School, and a Pre-Prep which includes a Nursery. In total, there are about 1,100 pupils between the ages of 3 and 18 with 740 in the Senior School and a Sixth Form of just over 220.

Ethos

Yarm School has a strong commitment to educating the whole child – ‘educating for life’. We offer an extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities, both within and outside lessons, which help to foster inter-personal skills, confidence and build relationships. A Yarm School education is about far more than just academic achievement.

Redevelopment

Due to the rapid growth in pupil numbers and recent investment in facilities (£30million), this is an exciting time to be joining the school and contributing to its further success. The Senior School comprises both period and modern buildings. This investment in the fabric of the school and an on-going commitment to state of the art technology ensures that teachers will have the best facilities and resources in which to work.The Pre-Prep and Preparatory Schools have their own selfcontained accommodation on a safe and equally delightful site. The Pre-Prep is housed in a modern purpose-built development, whilst the Preparatory School is located on the site of the original Yarm Grammar School (founded 1590;oldest building dated 1884).

Location

Yarm is a beautiful market town on the edge of the Teesside conurbation which enjoys easy access to both town and countryside, including the nearby North Yorkshire Moors, Yorkshire Dales and stunning coastline. Opportunities for outdoor pursuits and exploration of all kinds are many and varied. Similarly, the cities of Newcastle, York and Leeds are within close range and provide much in the way of arts and culture. With superb rail network links in the town itself and nearby, London is also only 2.5 hours away by direct train.