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Thomas Bewick School, Linhope Road, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 2LW

Learning Support Assistants

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

SNT3242(e)

Full time - term time plus specified days

£22,369 - £23,194 per annum, Actual Salary £17,390 - £18,032

This school has Academy status and is part of Prosper Learning Trust; the employer will be the Multi Academy Trust.

Thomas Bewick School

Linhope Road

West Denton

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE5 2LW

33.5 hrs/week, term time only + 5 training days

We are hiring skilled Learning Support Assistants with experience of supporting pupils with SEND

Required as soon as possible.

We are looking for Learning Support Assistants with an interest in working with pupils with autism and associated conditions. All pupils have significant learning difficulties and complex needs. The range of abilities stretches from Engagement Level to lower National Curriculum levels.

Permanent and fixed term positions are available.

Thomas Bewick School is a successful specialist school for pupils aged between three and nineteen years with a diagnosis of autism located in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined in 2019, and Harry Watts opened in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy will open in 2023. We are striving to further build collaboration across the schools and grow as a Multi Academy Trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.

The successful candidates will be deployed initially at Thomas Bewick School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.

Prosper Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work within the Trust is expected to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage, even if you indicate otherwise.

Closing date: Ongoing

Please note that from September 2022, the working times will be as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8:45am - 3:45pm. Wednesday: 8:45am - 4:30pm. Friday: 8:45am - 4pm.

For further information please contact admin@thomasbewick.newcastle.sch.uk

Download the application details/pack from: www.prosperlearningtrust.co.uk/vacancies

Completed application should be returned to jobapplications@prosperlearningtrust.co.uk or posted to: Prosper Learning Trust, C/O Newcastle Bridges School, Drayton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3RU.

We can only accept CV's when accompanied by a fully completed application form.

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Closing date:

31 August 2023

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