TA2s (Teaching Assistants) and TA1s (Care Assistants) - Academies within Ascent Academies' Trust
Job Summary
Contract Type:
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Working Pattern:
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Advert Start Date:
12/02/2025
Advert End Date:
10/03/2025 09:00
Salary:
Please refer to advert text actual paid salary amounts
Hours per week:
Varied - please see advert text
Job Category:
Schools - Teaching Assistant
Employment Location:
Sunderland, Easington, Stockton & North Yorkshire
Further Information
The Ascent Academies’ Trust was founded in 2012 and is a family of five special academies in the North East of England, over four different local authorities. We are a collaborative group of academies who work closely with one another in order to achieve the best outcomes for our young people. As a result, our academies have improved year on year and all academies are currently at least Good from an Ofsted rating, with some individual areas rated Outstanding.
This is an exciting time to join our Trust as we look to set out our next steps in creating brilliant schools. We are an ethical Trust whose vision and values are aligned to equality and diversity, collaboration and lifelong learning.
We are looking to recruit to our TA2 and TA1 vacancies within Ash Trees Academy, Barbara Priestman Academy, Hope Wood Academy, Portland Academy and Mowbray Academy. The following types of contracts are available: permanent; temporary; job-share/ part-time and supply.
Salary information
TA2s (Teaching Assistants) - based at Barbara Priestman, Portland or Hope Wood Academy
Hours/ weeks: 37hours/wk, 39 weeks (TTO + 1 week)
Salary: Grade D £21,804 - £22,143 actual paid salary for working 37 hours per week/ 39 weeks per year
TA2s (Teaching Assistants) - based at Ash Trees Academy
Hours/ weeks: 32.5hours/wk, 39 weeks (TTO + 1 week)
Salary: Grade D £19,152 - £19,450 actual paid salary for working 32.5 hours per week/ 39 weeks per year
TA1s (Care Assistants) - based at Barbara Priestman, Portland or Hope Wood Academy
Hours/ weeks: 37hours/wk, 39 weeks (TTO + 1 week)
Salary: Grade C £21,125 - £21,464 actual paid salary for working 37 hours per week/ 39 weeks per year
TA1s (Care Assistants) - based at Ash Trees Academy
Hours/ weeks: 32.5hours/wk, 39 weeks (TTO + 1 week)
Salary: Grade C £18,556 - £18,854 actual paid salary for working 32.5 hours per week/ 39 weeks per year
TA2s (Teaching Assistants) - based at Mowbray Academy
Hours/ weeks: hours to be confirmed, 39 weeks (TTO + 1 week)
Salary: Grade D (SCP5-6) £12.85 - £13.05 per hour
TA1s (Care Assistants) - based at Mowbray Academy
Hours/ weeks: 27.75hours/wk, 39 weeks (TTO + 1 week)
Salary: Grade C £15,844 - £16,098 actual paid salary for working 27.75 hours per week/ 39 weeks per year
Supply contracts hourly rates:
TA2s - £12.85 - £13.05 (holiday plusage also added to the hourly rate shown)
TA1s - £12.45 - £12.65 (holiday plusage also added to the hourly rate shown)
For those wishing to work part-time hours, your offer letter will give you your specific salary in line with your hours of work.
What we need:
• A commitment to and a passion for building a brighter future for young people with Special Educational Needs
• Someone who will embrace being part of a family of schools, sharing good practice and collaborating with others across a Trust.
• An enthusiastic and positive approach within the classroom part of the wider school and family of schools
• Commitment to own professional development and to enhance those of others in order that we can respond to the needs of our young people
• Consistently high expectations and aspirations for our young people and yourself
• A commitment to fresh and exciting methods to assist the delivery of the curriculum
• A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for all young people in our academies
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Complete commitment to the core values of Ascent
We can offer you:
• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals who love what they do
• Chance to work with our amazing young people and their families
• Excellent career development and progression opportunities
Comprehensive induction programme
• Opportunity to work across all ages and abilities within the Trust
• Opportunity to work in settings which value multi-disciplinary ways of working
• Access to a range of subject and SEND specific networks, regionally and nationally
• An exciting and extensive commitment to high quality professional development, identified through a strong appraisal process
• A comprehensive wellbeing and support package for staff
This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference within a positive and exciting environment. If you share our community’s ethos of diversity and collaboration, then we would be delighted to hear from you. To apply for these posts please click on 'Apply Now' and login to/ create your NEJobs Account.
The Job Description and Person Specification for both posts can be viewed in the Supporting Documents section of this advert. You can also refer to our Tops Tips for completing your application in this section too - please ensure you complete any gaps in employment too.
Closing Date: Monday 10th March at 9.00am
Interviews will be held over 3 days in various locations and whilst we will try to offer an interview in your preferred Academy, this may not be possible. However, during your interview, we will ask which Academy you would like to work at should you be successful at the interview stage
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Interview dates are: Monday 24th March, Tuesday 25th March and Wednesday 26th March 2025.
Please note - if you are shortlisted, you will be subject to an online search. This is not part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people with Special Needs and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.