Job Information
Northumberland County Council is recruiting for an enthusiastic, well-motivated teaching and learning assistant. The core role will be working with children, their families, teaching staff and the Education Welfare Service to deliver an appropriate education to children who cannot attend school due to their health needs. The postholder will be based at the Northumberland Education Engagement Hub where the teaching for children with health needs takes place, and will be a member of the Engagement Teaching team.
The Education Engagement Hub is a short term service that delivers teaching to pupils until they are well enough to return to their mainstream school or to another educational setting. You would be instrumental in supporting the pupils in their lessons, promoting good attendance and planning a smooth and successful transition back to full time education.
You will be working with pupils either on a one to one or small group basis either at the teaching venue, at home or online. Your support will be directed by the Engagement Teaching team staff.
We deliver teaching in English Maths, Science and PSHE up to and including Year 11 pupils. Younger pupils follow a more topic based primary curriculum.
You should have a good general standard of education and experience of working in an education or social care setting. The successful applicant will be expected to work term time only.
For an informal discussion please contact Sue Laws, 07599 656994
Please note this role is full time, on a term time only basis
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:
-26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
-Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
-Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
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Further information
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
