Higher Level Support Assistant
Ref: SCH-PLT-0025Additional Information
Contract Type: Fixed Term (31/12/2024) Contract Term: TTO - Term time only Hours per Week: 37.00 Weeks per Year: 38.000 Pay Grade: N6The Role
Newcastle Bridges School provides excellent educational opportunities to pupils whose education has been interrupted by mental or physical ill-health or school phobia. We seek to support each pupil’s access to a full-time, broad and balanced education appropriate to their potential and their educational needs and encourage reintegration into mainstream whenever relevant. Newcastle Bridges School was judged by Ofsted to be ‘outstanding’ (May 2022).
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, inspirational member of support staff to support young people in their education at our Kenton Provision of the school. The successful candidate with contribute to supporting some of the most vulnerable young people within the city and surrounding areas, striving to make a difference to their lives.
The Trust is proud to say that the Real Living Wage is matched. 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 - Full details can be found on our Trust Website.
We would like to hear from candidates who feel that they can demonstrate the characteristics and skills we are looking for and hold the relevant qualifications to meet the demands of this post. This post is Term Time Only plus 5 training days. FTE Salary is £30,296 - £33,024).
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 opened 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.
The successful candidate will be deployed initially at Newcastle Bridges School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise
To learn more about Newcastle Bridges School and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit www.prosperlearningtrust.co.uk
Full details can be found on https://www.prosperlearningtrust.co.uk/121/why-work-for-us
Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.
Qualifications
| Qualification Title | Grade | |
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| NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience or the ability to work at this level |
Essential
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| Higher Level Teaching Assistant status or working towards this |
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| MIDAS qualification to drive school minibus or willingness to undertake |
Desirable
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| First Aid Qualification |
Desirable
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| 4 GCSEs Grade A-C (or equivalent eg Level 2 Numeracy/Literacy) including Maths and English (or working towards) |
Essential
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| Training in relevant learning strategies and specialist knowledge in a particular curriculum areas. |
Essential
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Skills
| Abilities, Skills and Knowledge | |
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| Specialist skills or training in curriculum or learning area, e.g. behaviour management, SEN, individual subject areas |
Essential
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| Excellent ICT skills and the proven ability to use them effectively to support learning |
Essential
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| Able to demonstrate professional competencies within the HLTA standards |
Essential
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| Good working knowledge of relevant policies, codes of practice and legislation within a classroom setting and a good understanding of the statutory framework relating to children’s learning, well-being and child protection |
Essential
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| Good understanding of child development and learning process. |
Essential
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| Able to take a lead role in co-ordinating reviews of pupil’s progress including liaising with other agencies as appropriate |
Essential
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| Able to participate in planning, monitoring and assessment arrangements in partnership with the class teacher. |
Essential
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| Able to organise, lead and motivate a team and to work constructively as part of a team. |
Essential
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| Able to relate well to children and adults and in particular able to establish positive relationships with pupils. |
Essential
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| Able to respond positively and effectively to unexpected problems and situations. |
Essential
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| Able to take a responsive approach to children’s needs to help address barriers to learning and well-being |
Essential
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| Able to work with minimal supervision |
Essential
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| Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes. |
Desirable
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| Should indicate an acceptance of, and a commitment to, the principles of the Academy’s Equal Rights policies and practices as they relate to employment issues and to the delivery of services to the trust. |
Essential
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| Experience/Knowledge | |
| Experience of working with children of relevant age in a learning environment. |
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| Experience of managing pupil behaviour and supervising pupils under an agreed system of supervision and processes of integrated working |
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| Experience of successfully implementing national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes or strategies. |
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| Experience of advancing pupils’ progress in a range of classroom settings, including working with individuals, small groups and whole classes. |
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| Experience of producing lesson plans and resources and of assessing pupil’s progress. |
Essential
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| Experience of administering, assessing and marking tests |
Essential
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| Working knowledge of school policies on Child Protection, Health and Safety, Behaviour, Teaching and Learning and other integrated working processes |
Essential
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| Understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities. |
Essential
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| Experience of integrated working |
Desirable
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| Supervision of classroom support staff. And experience of managing a small team |
Desirable
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| Experience of supporting the performance management of colleagues. |
Desirable
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| Have an up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to safer working practice for those staff working with children and young people in an education setting |
Desirable
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| Relevant Skills | |
| Excellent communication and inter-personal skills |
Essential
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| Ability to maintain confidentiality |
Essential
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| Personal Attributes | |
| A supportive and co-operative team member with a flexible approach |
Essential
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| Highly motivated showing resilience and reliability |
Essential
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| A positive attitude and commitment to equality |
Essential
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| Ability to manage own time well to meet competing demands |
Essential
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| Ability to work outside normal trust hours if the need arises |
Desirable
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| Ability to work outside |
Essential
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| Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people |
Essential
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Related Documents
Safeguarding Information
Prosper Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to apply for Disclosure from the DBS.
The Trust actively promotes equality of opportunity with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. The Trust selects all candidates for employment based on their skills, qualifications and experience, in comparison against the person specification.
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.
Online vetting checks will be carried out for candidates who are shortlisted.
Newcastle Bridges School
Drayton Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE3 3RU
Helen McGowan
helen.mcgowan@bridges.new...