What skills and experience we're looking for
The role of Support Assistant Higher Level is an exciting opportunity to play a part in many parts of school life. It can be a great opportunity if you are looking to enter teaching at some point in the future, gaining valuable experience of lesson delivery. It can be an equally exciting opportunity if you’re looking for a career that can positively impact on pupil progress and wellbeing.
We have two posts available that are both term time only plus 5 training days:
• Fixed term until 31st August 2025, part time 30 hours per week. Actual salary: £21,990 - £23,890 per annum.
• Permanent, full time 37 hours per week. Actual salary £27,121 - £29,464 per annum.
We are looking for colleagues who:
• Can supervise groups and classes of pupils in the absence of the teacher.
• Can plan and lead on individual, group and whole class learning activities, advancing their learning on a range of topics.
• Can analyse and interpret data and complete other administrative tasksthat will support teachers to prepare for their lessons.
What the school offers its staff
Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school. It has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.
Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture,educate, achieveand transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East.
In return we offer:
• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• The benefitof working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Further details about the role
Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 26th January 2025.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Commitment to safeguarding
As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.