Higher Level Support Assistants – Thomas Bewick School
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School:
Prosper Learning Trust -
Location:
Newcastle -
Salary:
Grade: N6 – SCP 20- 24 £28,371 to £31,099 per annum, pro rata (Actual £24,361 to £26,703 per annum) -
Hours:
37 hrs per week, term time only + 5 training days. To be class based as directed by the Headteacher. -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
5th Jun 2023
Thomas Bewick School is a successful specialist school for pupils with autism aged between three and nineteen years. Ofsted reported the school as being ‘good’ in April 2016.
Required from September 2023, we are looking to appoint a team of motivated and talented Higher Level Support Assistants with experience and/or interest in working with pupils with autism and associated difficulties. We value high standards of achievement for all of our pupils and so we are looking to appoint excellent HLSAs who will make a positive contribution to the education of our fantastic pupils at Thomas Bewick School. All pupils have significant learning difficulties and complex needs. The range of abilities range from Engagement Model to lower National Curriculum levels.
Our Higher Level Support Assistants will have a range of duties and responsibilities such as teacher PPA cover, line management of other support staff and leading on an area of school development under the direction of the senior management and teaching team.
As a Higher Level Support Assistant, you may be class based or required to cover teacher planning time across the school, and will therefore be involved in teaching and supporting the delivery of a full formal/semi-formal or pre-formal curriculum alongside our fantastic team of teachers. If you have a particular talent or skill that you feel is a strength and would be an asset to our school, please let us know about this in your application.
The Trust is proud to say that the Real Living Wage is matched and we also offer the successful candidate:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide CPD programmes
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust’s Wellbeing Network Group
- Access to either Teacher’s Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined the Trust in April 2019, Harry Watts Academy in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy is due to open in September 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.
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.
The successful candidates will be deployed at Thomas Bewick School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.
To arrange an informal discussion about the role, please contact:
admin@thomasbewick.newcastle.sch.uk
Completed applications should be returned to:
HRadmin@prosperlearningtrust.co.uk
Please clearly state in the subject header of your email JOB APPLICATION the SCHOOL and the ROLE you are applying for, i.e. JOB APPLICATION, THOMAS BEWICK SCHOOL, HIGHER LEVEL SUPPORT ASSISTANT.
Closing date: 12 pm Monday 5th June 2023
Interviews: Weeks commencing Monday 12th and Monday 19th June 2023
Supporting documents
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Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined the Trust in April 2019, Harry Watts Academy in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy will open in September 2023. We are striving to build further collaboration across the academies and grow as a multi-academy trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.
Prosper Learning Trust was formed to help vulnerable young people succeed. Many children and young people face challenges in their lives that many adults will happily never experience, Prosper Learning Trust’s range of academies are here to support them in doing so.
Wherever possible we will help these young people to thrive in a mainstream educational setting. Where that cannot happen, we will provide a safe space for them in one of our Alternative Provision schools until they are ready to return or move on.
Our Specialist Academies offer autistic children and young people the opportunity to learn in a supportive environment, where differences are celebrated, and every pupil is valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential.
Through our academies, we provide high quality teaching, curriculum and care in a range of environments. We provide education from 0 to 18 years old, in normal school settings, in hospitals, and via outreach work and support transition between them at every stage.
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