Learner Support Assistant
Kepier, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5BH7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 September 2025
Closing date
2 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 34.5 hours per week 38 weeks TT+ 3 days 8.30 am - 4.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30 am - 3.30 Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Pay scale
- NJC 3 - 4 Point range £24,027 to £24,404 (pro-rata £19,646 to £19,954)
What skills and experience we're looking for
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Learning Support Assistant to join our fast-paced organisation. Based in Houghton-le-Spring, Kepier is a large secondary Academy with ambitious plans for the future. The successful candidate will be hardworking, extremely organised with meticulous attention to detail and excellent communication skills with a key focus on supporting the progress of learners with SEND needs to make good academic progress.
Your role will be wide ranging and the ability to prioritise workload, remain calm under pressure and maintain a good sense of humour is essential! A high degree of confidentiality is needed for this position.
What the school offers its staff
A supportive and collaborative Admin team.
A welcoming and well-resourced environment.
Strong leadership that values and supports its staff.
Kepier is a thriving and ambitious secondary school with a strong reputation for staff development and well-being. We have high expectations for learning and behaviour, supported by robust systems that allow teachers to focus on what they do best—teaching. In our most recent Ofsted inspection, ‘impeccable’ was a word used to describe our learners’ behaviour, reflecting our commitment to a positive and respectful learning environment.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. As part of our due diligence and to comply with our obligations in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search of publicly available information will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. All School posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants will be subject to appropriate background checks and vetting including an enhanced DBS check and checks against the children’s barred list.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@kepier.com
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kepier
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1147 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kepier website
- Email address
- younghusbands@kepier.com
- Phone number
- 0191 5128960
Kepier is an exciting place to teach. Our staff are friendly, supportive and dedicated. We follow an inspirational curriculum which helps to prepare our young people fully for the challenges of adult life.
Arranging a visit to Kepier
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email younghusbands@kepier.com.
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