Secondary Teaching Assistant
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time - term time plus specified days
Advert Start Date:
10/09/2026
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 14/09/2026 09:00
Salary:
£22,098.00 - £23,335.00 Annually (Actual)
Job Category:
Schools - Teaching Assistant
Employment Location:
Sunderland
Further Information
Secondary Teaching Assistant, Term Time plus 3 days, 5 days per week, 38.5 hours per week.
Christ's College have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our SEND team to help us deliver an even better service to the staff and students.
The role of the Secondary Teaching Assistant is to work under the guidance of teaching staff to undertake support programmes, to enable access to learning for all students and to assist the teacher in the management of students and the classroom.
The post holder will be expected to act with honesty and integrity and uphold the Professional Standards for Teaching Assistants, in order to make the education of pupils their first concern. The Teaching Assistant will demonstrate values and behaviours consistent with their professional role.
We have high expectations for our students as they grow and develop and all our staff provide important role models to them in terms of positive attitude, work ethic and diligence.
Further information is available in the job description and person specification.
Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free parking
- Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
- Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
- Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
- Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro-rated for part-time post-holders)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
Safeguarding Statement
Christ's College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Where the post is engaged in regulated activity and/or an opportunity for contact with children the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.