- Contract: Fixed term until July 2026 with view to extend
- Hours: Full-time term time only, including Saturday mornings
- Salary: Dependent on experience
Barnard Castle School’s Academic Support Department is looking to recruit a highly skilled, dedicated and compassionate teaching assistant to provide both classroom and 1:1 support to our SEND pupils, with a focus on fostering independence and academic success.
Our support programme is structured, sequential, cumulative, and multi-sensory, incorporating general study skills while remaining flexible to meet the varying needs of each student.
Our aim is to help the student to improve difficulties with things such as:
- Study skills at GCSE and A Level standards
- Social communication and interaction
- Accessing formal exams
- Reading and writing skills
- Focus and organisation
- Ability to learn, retain and recall information; ability to organise thoughts and to structure material either by hand or on a computer
We are looking for a positive individual who enjoys working with young people and has the drive and determination to help them to achieve their best.
The individual will support in class and on a 1:1 basis working with the Academic Support Department to plan and deliver high quality lessons relating to social communication, reading and, writing, study skills and other areas as identified by individual’s needs.
The assistant may work across the whole school so needs to be flexible. The assistant will be actively involved in working with students who have EHCPs.
How to apply
Learn more and submit your application via www.barnardcastleschool.org.uk/vacancies or email [email protected]
Closing date: Noon, Monday January 5 2026
Registered charity number 1125375
