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

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 follow the below link to North East Jobs.

TA2s (Teaching Assistants) and TA1s (Care Assistants) – Academies within Ascent Academies’ Trust – Ascent Academies’ Trust – North East Jobs

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.

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.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions, we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk*