Education Support Assistant

4 days ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Teaching vacancies Full time
Job details

Job role
  • Support staff for students with special educational needs
  • Higher level teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
No visas can be sponsored.

Key stage
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern
Full time, part time: Working Hours: 32.5 hrs Mon - Fri 08.45 - 15.45, Term Time only plus 5 inset days

Contract type
Fixed term - Fixed term until 31.08.25

Full-time equivalent salary
Grade 6, SCP 20-24 - £26,409 - £29,093, FTE

Actual salary
Actual Salary: £20,219 - £22,274

Pay scale
Grade 6, SCP 20-24 - £26,409 - £29,093, FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

Blackfriars Academy is seeking two Support Staff for SEN students to join our school. The ideal candidates will have experience working with students with special educational needs. As a support staff member, you will work under the direct instruction of teaching staff, providing specific support to the teacher in the care of students and management of the classroom. Work may be undertaken in the classroom or outside the main teaching area and will include personal care of the students, including the administration of medication and manual handling. This rewarding role will contribute to the children in our school, offering them the life chances they deserve. Our students are hard-working, polite, and extremely resilient, and this role will be one filled with joy and hard work.

Blackfriars Academy is a special place to be educated. We have a learning community of approximately 120 students aged between 11-19 and over 90 staff, all working towards the goal of supporting students with profound and complex, or moderate or severe learning needs and profound and complex needs to reach their potential. We are special because we provide an outstanding educational experience for a vast range of needs in a supportive and caring atmosphere, where students blossom in our inclusive environment.

Shaw Education Trust is a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools, including Primary, Secondary, and Special Schools, all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust, a charity organisation that focuses on transforming lives. We're a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.

Our Special settings cater for children and young people with a wide range of Special Educational Needs, from children with profound medical needs and life-limiting conditions, to those with severe, moderate, and sensory needs, through to young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs that require support and understanding to help them navigate their world.

Whether you are a teacher, a teaching assistant, a healthcare professional, or work in facilities, admin, or operations, all our Special Schools offer you the opportunity to work within an establishment that has a 'family' feel, putting the children, young people, and their families at the heart of what they do.

What the school offers its staff

All the pupils within our Special Schools have an individualised education and are educated in small classes and groups, with enhanced support to ensure all their needs are met. There is nothing more rewarding than being part of a team that supports a child or young person with Special Educational Needs to reach their goals. You truly will make a difference to the life of a young person and their family.

Our schools span from Birmingham to Bury, meaning we can support students from all walks of life, no matter their background or socioeconomic status. In doing this, we can help ensure all children are able to access a high standard of education, with all being treated equally.

Shaw Education Trust offers the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
  • An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
  • Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years' service including Bank Holidays)
  • Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
  • Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
  • Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
  • Free Eye Tests
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute, and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we're committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers, and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands, or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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