Classroom Support Assistant
Ponteland High School, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 9EG14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 October 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
28 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 Hours, 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 4:00pm Friday Plus 5 days.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £27,274 - £29,070
What skills and experience we're looking for
Meet the National Standards for HLTAs or equivalent qualification
Excellent numeracy and literacy skills( at least NVQ 2 Qualification);
HSAW First Aid Certificate or equivalent;
Participated in training related to various national strategies e.g. literacy and numeracy
Experience
Working with children of the relevant age
Basic clerical skills
Planning effective actions for pupils at risk of underachieving
Skills and competencies
Effective ICT skills and 3 years experience of using ICT in a learning environment
Ability to use other types of learning technology:
Photocopying
Whiteboards
CD ROM
Video
Understanding of codes of practice and recent relevant education;
Good understanding of the principles of child development and the learning process
Can work as a member of a team, understanding their role in the classroom and associated responsibilities.
Willingness to participate in training and personal development
What the school offers its staff
Ponteland High School is a high-achieving, co-educational state high school in Northumberland with around 140 staff members, offering a supportive working environment rated favorably for work-life balance and management.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Pele Trust is strongly committed to safeguarding. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced DBS and a range of other recruitment checks.
In accordance with Department for Education’s Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, as part of the recruitment process we will undertake an online search of publicly available information of shortlisted candidates. This search will be undertaken by someone who is not part of the decision making process, and after the shortlisting stage, any relevant incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, may be explored at interview.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ponteland High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1536 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- c.barker@ponthigh.org.uk
Welcome to Ponteland High School: our overriding aim is to build a school where all of our students are happy, feel safe and achieve exceptionally well.
We are delighted to have converted to an 11-18 secondary school in September 2019 and moved into our state of the art building in November 2020. We know that our students benefit greatly from being within our school from Year 7 and this will support them, in achieving exceptionally well as they progress to GCSE and beyond.
Arranging a visit to Ponteland High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email c.barker@ponthigh.org.uk.
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