16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    5 July 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    19 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Part time: Working Pattern - Monday to Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm

Contract type

Fixed term - fixed term until 31st August 2028

Full-time equivalent salary

Band 6 £25,989 - £26,403 per annum

Actual salary

(Actual salary £19,811 - £20,127 per annum pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a colleague who has:

  • Experience of classroom/small group organisation.
  • Ability to use language and other communication skills that children can understand relate to.
  • Ability to empathise with the needs of children and in
  • particular able to establish positive relationships
  • with pupils.
  • Ability to provide levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as
  • appropriate to pupils’ needs.
  • Ability to supervise groups of pupils.
  • High expectations of children's achievements and behaviour.

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

  • Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
  • Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
  • Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
  • Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
  • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
  • Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
  • Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.

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.

This post is term time only with plus 5 training days and fixed term until 31st August 2028.

St Hilds Church of England School is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work with our Teachers and support teaching and learning with individual/small groups of pupils, adjusting activities within set parameters under the direction, guidance and supervision of the Teacher. This particular post will be providing support in our Bridge provision focussing on pupils with emotionally based non-attendance complex issues.

Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East.

St Hild’s Church of England School is in an exciting phase of its development and has high ambition for its pupils. With a strong Christian ethos we work effectively across the whole community to improve and enrich the lives of children. We are incredibly proud to be an inclusive school with a higher than average number of children who have additional needs. As a result we prioritise high quality classroom teaching and provide bespoke support where appropriate.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the

accompanying job description and person specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 5th July 2026.

Proposed Interview Date- 9th July 2026

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

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.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

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

About St Hild's Church of England School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
617 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Arranging a visit to St Hild's Church of England School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email d.gillies@neatat.org.uk.

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