Newcastle Sensory Service is seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) from May 2025 to join an enthusiastic team who support the achievements of deaf children and young people, their families, early years settings and schools across the city.
The appointment is to a city-wide Service with the role initially based in one of the Additionally Resourced Provisions, at either Benton Park Primary School, Broadwood Primary School or Jesmond Park Academy.
The successful candidate will have:
* the higher-level teaching assistant standards or hold an equivalent qualification.
* recent experience of working with children and young people with SEND.
* the ability to work with parents, other colleagues and relevant professionals.
* understanding of and commitment to inclusive education and an ability to work effectively as part of a multi-agency team.
* willingness to achieve at least BSL Level 2.
* be an enthusiastic, well motivated and adaptable individual with good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
For further information or an informal conversation please contact Rebecca O’Leary, Lead Specialist Teacher (HI),
E-mail: Rebecca.oleary@newcastle.gov.uk
Tel: 07795 015485.
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.
Closing date: Sunday 27 April 2025 at 23:59.
Interviews: Tuesday 6 May 2025.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
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