Learning Support Assistant Level 3

Job detailsJob roleTeaching assistantVisa sponsorshipVisas cannot be sponsoredKey stageEarly years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2Working patternPart time (Can be done as a job share): 16 hours per weekContract typeFixed term - 31st August 2025Full-time equivalent salaryN3 £23,114 - £23,500 per annumActual salaryActual Salary £8,582 - £8,725 per annum pro rata (Living wage supplement currently £12 hourly rate) - Pay award pendingWhat skills and experience we're looking forExperience of classroom/small group organisation.A Learning Support Assistant Level 3 qualification or equivalent.Abilityto use language and other communication skills that children can understand and relate to.Abilityto empathise with the needs of children and in particular able toe stablish positive relationships with pupils.What the school offers its staffGreat 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 benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.Membership of the 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 andIrelands leading wellbeing provider.Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058.Further details about the roleAre you looking to make a real difference in young peoples lives? Do you have experience of supporting children in a learning environment?West Walker Primary School is seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant Level 3 to support the teacher in classroom duties including curriculum related tasks and small group work.This post is part time, working 16 hours per week, term time only plus 5 training days.Our school is within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.West Walker Primary School is a place where everyone is valued, we have a commitment to maximising potential by developing positive attitudes in an atmosphere of mutual respect, inclusion and enjoyment. In our last inspection, West Walker Primary School was judged as Good.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' nolaterthanmidnight on Thursday 10th October 2024.Commitment to safeguardingOur 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 disqualificationDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS)medicalonline and social mediaprohibition from teachingright to worksatisfactory referencessuitability to work with childrenYou must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.Applying for the jobApply for the job by following the link below.CVs are not accepted.Visas cannot be sponsored.