Individual Learning Support Assistant

Individual Learning Support Assistant

Part time

£24,294 - £25,119 per annum pro rata (Actual £20,296 - £20,985 per annum)

This is a Foundation School which is part of a Trust; the employer will be the Governing Body of the School.

Sir Charles Parsons School

Westbourne Avenue Walker

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE6 4ED

Sir Charles Parsons School is a secondary school (11 - 19) catering for students who experience significant and profound learning difficulties. This includes students whose behaviour may at times challenge those supporting them. The school was judged by Ofsted to be an ‘outstanding school’ after its last three inspections in October 2006, June 2010 and January 2019. In June 2011, the school moved into new, state of the art purpose built accommodation.

Due to the school’s continued growth and increasing student numbers, we are looking to permanently appoint a number of Individual Learning Support Assistants.

Candidates should be:

enthusiastic and keen to support and develop new initiatives;

able to work effectively as a members of a team with educational and other professionals, both from within and outside the school;

committed to improving the provision offered to our students through rigorous professional self review and development; and;

resilient and able to focus on finding solutions to the issues and problems experienced in any school.

Individual Learning Support Assistant post-holders will provide health, welfare and educational support on a 1:1 basis to designated students who have significant health or welfare needs. 17.011

14,884 - £17,011 per annum

The posts are offered on the following basis: 36 hours per week, term time only.

Candidates should note the working hours for these posts include working until 4.40 p.m. every Monday and until 5.10 p.m. on either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. All necessary training to enable the successful candidates to fulfil the responsibilities of their posts will be provided.

You will join a school:

with a friendly, supportive team ethos;

that provides excellent professional development opportunities;

which is dynamic, forward looking and constantly challenging itself to further improve the quality of provision it provides.

The school is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks.

Application forms are downloadable from the school’s website at www.scp.newcastle.sch.uk or available from and returnable to Mr. Peter Hamblin, School Business Manager on email at peter.hamblin@scp.newcastle.sch.uk or telephone number 0191 295 2280.

Closing Date: Friday 2nd February at 12pm.

Permanent

Closing date:

2 February 2024