Learning Support Assistant (Band 4)

Seaton Sluice Middle School, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 4JS

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  15 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Band 4: Scale Points 7 to 11 £26,403 to £28,142 (£18,092 to £19,284 pro-rata)

Learning Support Assistant (Band 4) job summary

Seaton Sluice Middle School

Alston Grove

Seaton Sluice

NE26 4JS

0191 2370629

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (Band 4)

Band 4: Scale Points 7 to 11 £26,403 to £28,142 (£18,092 to £19,284 pro-rata)

Permanent
30 hours per week, Term Time plus one day

Small enough to care, big enough to make a positive impact

The Seaton Valley Federation of Schools is committed to delivering high-quality, inclusive education for all pupils. As part of our ongoing mission to support students with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), we are expanding our dedicated Learning Support Team at Seaton Sluice Middle School.

We are seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant (Band 4) to join our team. Working under the direction of the SENCo, you will play a key role in supporting students to achieve their individual targets and in helping to deliver a high-quality, accessible curriculum. You will be committed to ensuring that all students receive the support they need to reach their full potential.

Ideally, candidates will have five GCSEs at grades A-C (or equivalent), including English and Maths*. A Teaching Assistant or Special Needs Support qualification is preferred. This role involves working closely with named students with ASD, so the ability to build effective, positive relationships with students, and be able to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity and resilience. You should also be able to create relationships with staff, parents, and external professionals.


The role is five days per week, term-time only plus one training day at the start of the school year. Initial working hours are expected to be Monday and Friday, 9.00am-3.30pm, with a 30-minute lunch break each day. Please note that this working pattern may change from time to time to meet the operational needs of the schools.

As a relatively small school, Seaton Sluice Middle School benefits from a strong sense of community where every student is known and valued. students embrace our core expectations: be ready, be respectful, be safe. These values are deeply embedded in everyday school life and help create a calm, respectful, and purposeful learning environment where all students can thrive.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced criminal records check is required for this post.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Seaton Sluice Middle School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 332 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Seaton Sluice Middle School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/seaton-sluice-middle-school

The Seaton Valley Federation of Schools comprises Astley Community High School, Whytrig Middle School and Seaton Sluice Middle School, all located in south east Northumberland. All three schools share a Governing Body and Executive Headteacher to promote excellence in education from age 9-18 across Seaton Valley. Individually rated as 'Good' by Ofsted, we share common values and a passionate belief that every student should be enabled to succeed in all aspects of school life.

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