Cover Supervisor/Senior Teaching Assistant

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Hartlepool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Hartlepool is seeking a Cover Supervisor/Senior Teaching Assistant to collaborate with teachers in delivering educational activities. This role involves supporting individuals or groups of pupils, focusing on inclusive education for those with additional needs. The position offers competitive pay at £12.60 per hour and various employee benefits, with a commitment to safeguarding and professional development.

Benefits

Continuing professional development

Employee Assistance Programme

National living wage

Cycle to work scheme

Free eye tests

Flexible working opportunities

Pension scheme

Family friendly schemes

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people, professionals and other agencies.
• Ability to provide specialist support to pupils with learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory or physical difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers in planning and delivering teaching activities.
• Undertake educational activities with individuals or groups under teacher supervision.

Skills

Knowledge of ICT applications

Experience with young people

Resource preparation

Communication skills for children

Specialist support for additional needs

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a colleague who has:

• Knowledge of ICT applications used to support pupils in the classroom.
• Experience of working with young people, professionals and other agencies.
• Experience of selecting and preparing resources to support learning, including appropriate filing and presentation of pupils' work.
• Ability to use language and other communication skills that children can understand and relate to.
• Ability to provide specialist support to pupils with learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory or physical difficulties.

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 Ireland's leading wellbeing provider.
• National living Wage, meaning everyone at NEAT Academy Trust receives a minimum hourly wage of £12.60 per hour.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eye 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 Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions 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 details about the role

This role is term time only with plus 5 training days and fixed term to 31st August 2026.

St Hild's Church of England School is seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor/Senior Teaching Assistant to collaborate with teachers in planning and delivering programmes of teaching and learning activities for classes. The primary focus for this role is to undertake educational activities with individuals, groups or whole classes within a framework agreed with, and under the direction and supervision of, a qualified teacher.

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 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. 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.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Person Specification and Job Description and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Thursday 14th August 2025.

Expected interview dates - week commencing 18th August 2025

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, DBS, medical, online and social media checks, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must disclose any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.