Support Assistant - Level 2
Throckley Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 9DY14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
27 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,404 - £24,790 per annum pro rata, actual £20,743 - £21,072 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you caring, hard-working and passionate about making a difference to young people? Would you like to work with a dynamic team which transforms the lives of the pupils in this successful and forward-thinking school?
Job Purpose: To provide classroom support duties including curriculum related tasks under the direction of the teacher and responding to pupils’ social, emotional and physical needs.
Main Duties: The following is typical of the duties the post holder will be expected to perform. It is not necessarily exhaustive and other duties of a similar nature and level may be required from time to time.
General:
1. Supporting the teacher in the general management of the classroom.
2. Undertaking activities, as directed by the teacher, with individuals or small groups of pupils.
3. Providing clerical/admin support, eg photocopying, typing, filing, collection of money, administer coursework and exams.
4. Supervising groups of pupils alone and participating in general activities including giving sensitive support and intervention in children’s play.
5. Undertaking routine invigilation and marking.
Classroom Organisation:
1. To be responsible for the organisation, classroom maintenance, setting out, clearing away and care of resources to create a purposeful and attractive learning environment.
2. Assisting in the preparation, maintenance and repair of books, apparatus and equipment, to include cataloguing and stocktaking of all resources.
3. Preparing pupils’ work for display in the classroom and around the school.
4. Demonstrating creativity in assisting with the practical resourcing of the classroom.
Pupil Support:
1. Working with pupils directly on curriculum related tasks under the direction of the teacher.
2. Assisting in the delivery of all aspects of support to pupils including assessment, recording and reporting procedures and maintenance of Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) under the guidance of a designated teacher.
3. Giving relevant feedback to the teacher regarding the social, emotional and physical needs of pupils thus offering the teacher support in their assessment.
4. Assisting with monitoring and evaluating the learning environment provided for the pupils in his/her care and use this evaluation to help make necessary changes and developments within the classroom.
5. Following the school policy documents and schemes of work to keep updated with school and National Curriculum documentation.
Welfare and other duties:
1. Under teacher overall control, accepting shared responsibility for the creation of a safe environment for pupils within and outside the classroom.
2. Assisting in the supervision of pupils particularly at break periods and the beginning and end of sessions. Providing of general care and welfare by responding appropriately to the social, emotional and physical needs of pupils. This might include attending to sick or injured pupils, taking sick pupils home and investigating reasons for absence.
3. May be required to administer medication to pupils by agreement with the jobholder in accordance with the school’s policy on this issue.
4. To promote and implement the School’s Equality Policy in all aspects of employment and service delivery.
5. To assist in maintaining a healthy, safe and secure environment and to act in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures
Child Protection: Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people s/he is responsible for or comes into contact with
What the school offers its staff
Throckley Primary is a larger than average primary school based in the Outer West of Newcastle. The school was graded outstanding in all areas in our January 2025 Ofsted. This wonderful achievement is the result of a continuous drive for improvement, where the whole school community strives to deliver the very best quality of education and care.
A fantastic team: We are a supportive and dedicated team, passionate about making a difference to the lives of all of our wonderful pupils.
A welcoming environment: Inclusion is at the heart of our school. The school is recognised as a School of Sanctuary, meaning we are welcoming to all and go the extra mile to make adaptations to our practice, in order to ensure all of our pupils thrive.
The heart of the community: The school is at the centre of a vibrant and engaging community.
A sense of pride: We are immensely proud of the pupils who leave us at the end of Year 6 as tolerant, kind, successful young people. Our results are consistently above the National Average and our pupils are secondary-ready by the time they leave us. Our pupils are well-rounded and caring individuals who understand their important role as local, national and global citizens. You will play an important part in supporting pupils in their achievements and development.
Outstanding facilities: The learning environment and facilities that we offer are exceptional. We are committed to providing a purposeful and empowering curriculum that fully prepares learners for the next steps in their school career and opens the doors to the wider world.
Flexible working opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the DBS and a range of other recruitment checks. In addition, for shortlisted candidates, the school will be carrying out an online search as part of our due diligence process. Please see the copy of our Safer Recruitment Policy and the copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which are included with the application pack on our website.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Throckley Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 372 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Throckley Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@throckleyprim.newcastle.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 267 5311
Throckley Primary is a larger than average primary school based in the Outer West of Newcastle. The school was graded outstanding in all areas in our January 2025 Ofsted report. This wonderful achievement is the result of a continuous drive for improvement, where the whole school community strives to deliver the best quality of education and transform the lives of our pupils.
The learning environment and facilities that we offer are exceptional. We are committed to providing a purposeful and empowering curriculum that fully prepares learners for the next steps in their school career and opens the doors to the wider world.
We are an academy which is part of the ONE (OWL North East) Trust with eight other primary schools in the Outer West of Newcastle upon Tyne. This Trust is a collaborative and forward-thinking group of schools which works to continue to improve the lives and educational outcomes of children across the Outer West.
Arranging a visit to Throckley Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@throckleyprim.newcastle.sch.uk.
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