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Learning Support Assistant (Special Needs)

Sir Charles Parsons School

Learning Support Assistant (Special Needs)

£28770

Sir Charles Parsons School, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Part time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 5 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 5586a573477c49f79b86efa9eb699c00

Full Job Description

To provide classroom support to pupils through individual and small group work in close collaboration with other school staff and supporting professionals

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.

  • 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.

    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 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.