Support Assistant Level 2

Simonside Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 4LG

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 2 terms
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185-£25,583
• Actual salary: £18,510-£18,803

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• is an outstanding and motivated support assistant who can help raise levels of achievement for individual children with special needs
• has high aspirations for themselves and the children and be able to show commitment and initiative in this role
• will be an enthusiastic, caring and positive role model
• will work extremely well in a team and communicate well with all stakeholders
• has high expectations of behaviour and will be committed to making a positive influence on the lives of our children
• has experience in supporting children 1:1
• can support children with high SEND needs in a small group provision.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• a welcoming and very supportive whole staff team
• resilient, happy children who are keen to learn and make you smile!
• a school rated Good by Ofsted
• CPD opportunities and time to develop your professional skills
• a journey with a school ready to embrace new positive challenges
• outstanding learning facilities in our new school.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

A1031 Support Assistant Level 2 (1).pdf - 24.1 KB (opens in new tab)

Person Specification SEND Support Assistant.pdf - 159 KB (opens in new tab)

Application Form (2).doc - 534 KB (opens in new tab)

About Simonside Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 297 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Simonside Primary School website
• Email address: charlotte.coon@simonside.newcastle.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01912860776
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/simonside-primary-school-ne5-4lg

At Simonside Primary School our priority is to develop a love of learning which is inspired by quality teaching, a rich curriculum and exciting opportunities and experiences. This will take place within a safe and happy environment in which children are supported to thrive and flourish. Resilience will be fostered in all children to enable them to be positive global citizens and fulfil our school's motto of 'Dream, believe and achieve.‘

We are committed to:
- Promoting high standards of progress and attainment in pupils’ academic, personal and social development.
- Encouraging high standards of behaviour.
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of all children.
- Governors, staff, parents and children working together in order to achieve the best for every member of the school community.
- Promoting respect, tolerance and understanding towards oneself, all other people and the world in which we live.  As a school with Rights - Respecting School status, we do this through teaching children about rights, through rights and how to champion the rights of all children.

We work hard to create a community and environment which encourages everyone to:
- Feel safe, cared for and valued.
- Be treated equally irrespective of gender, race, religion or beliefs, disability, physical characteristics or any other factors.
- Develop a love of learning and take opportunities to be inspired by and learn from other people.
- Teach values relating to respect, resilience, determination, responsibility, truth and aspiration.
- Challenge ourselves to achieve our personal best in whatever we are doing.
- Co-operate with and respect others.
- Keep healthy in mind and body by taking regular exercise and understand the principles of a healthy lifestyle.
- Proactively care for the environment in which we live, the school in which we learn and the wider natural environment in which both are set. 
- Take responsibility for our own actions.
- Attend school every day.

Arranging a visit to Simonside Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email charlotte.coon@simonside.newcastle.sch.uk.

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