10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    10 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    30 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only

Contract type

Fixed term - Until 31st December 2027

Pay scale

NJC SCP 8-11

What skills and experience we're looking for

Northern Lights Learning Trust are looking for a Reading Ambassador to provide daily support in the school’s reading provision at Venerable Bede CE Academy.

The suitable candidate should be enthusiastic, organised and welcoming.

The successful candidate should have:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • A positive attitude, flexibility and adaptability
  • High expectations of self and others
  • Work well as part of a team

If so, we would really welcome your application.

What the school offers its staff

In return you will receive:

  • A supportive working environment that puts people at the heart of the organisation
  • The opportunity to work as part of a growing Trust and shape this role
  • Continuous professional development
  • A range of Trust initiatives that improve wellbeing. Current initiatives include an annual wellbeing day.
  • National Terms and Conditions of Employment
  • Teachers’ Pension Scheme/ Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee welfare and benefits package including:

  • 24-hour GP access
  • Nurse support service
  • Mental health services, including stress management, mental health first aid training and bereavement support
  • Free Flu vaccinations
  • Counselling Services
  • Physiotherapy
  • Financial wellbeing coaching
  • Maternity and Paternity support
  • Menopause support
  • Access to useful wellbeing resources
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Lifestyle savings including discounts on shops, food and drink and days out

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
843 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0191 5947033

School location

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