This role is term time only with plus 5 training days and fixed term to 31st August 2026.
St Hild's Church of England School is seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor/Senior Teaching Assistant to collaborate with teachers in planning and delivering programmes of teaching and learning activities for classes. The primary focus for this role is to undertake educational activities with individuals, groups, or whole classes within a framework agreed with, and under the direction and supervision of, a qualified teacher.
We are looking for a colleague who has:
* Knowledge of ICT applications used to support pupils in the classroom.
* Experience of working with young people, professionals, and other agencies.
* Experience of selecting and preparing resources to support learning, including appropriate filing and presentation of pupils' work.
* Ability to use language and other communication skills that children can understand and relate to.
* Ability to provide specialist support to pupils with learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory, or physical difficulties.
St Hild’s Church of England School is in an exciting phase of its development and has high ambition for its pupils. With a strong Christian ethos, we work effectively across the whole community to improve and enrich the lives of children.
We are incredibly proud to be an inclusive school with a higher than average number of children who have additional needs. As a result, we prioritize high-quality classroom teaching and provide bespoke support where appropriate.
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.
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 Ireland's leading wellbeing provider.
* National living wage, meaning everyone at NEAT Academy Trust receives a minimum hourly wage of £12.60 per hour.
* Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
* Access to free eye 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 Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions 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.
If you are interested and believe you could thrive here, please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday, 31st August 2025.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practices and promoting the welfare of children. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, an online search will be conducted as part of our screening process.
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