Support Assistant – Higher Level

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 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 tasks that will support teachers to prepare for their lessons.

This post is full time 37 hours per week, permanent and term time only plus 5 training days.

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, 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.

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.

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 7th June 2026.

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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.