Are you an active, resilient and compassionate support professional who can build strong relationships with children who may find it difficult to engage with education?
Ripple Education is recruiting an Inclusion Support Assistant for a full-time, long-term position in a primary school in Ashington.
We’re looking for someone who is confident, energetic and hands-on. You’ll support children who may need additional help to regulate their emotions, manage their behaviour and successfully engage with school and learning.
Experience within a PRU, Alternative Provision, SEMH or specialist setting would be particularly valuable for this role.
Ripple Education is a local education recruitment agency working with schools, nurseries and specialist settings across the North East. We believe in finding the right person, not just a person, for every setting. Children are at the heart of every decision we make.
This is not a role where you’ll spend the whole day sitting alongside a child at a desk.
We’re looking for someone who is active and willing to get involved, whether that means supporting learning in the classroom, helping a child regulate outside of the classroom, engaging pupils through practical or physical activities, or providing calm and consistent support during more challenging moments.
You’ll work closely with school staff to help children feel included, develop positive relationships and successfully access their education.
You’ll ideally have:
A relevant Teaching Assistant, Learning Support or equivalent qualification would be beneficial.
We also welcome applications from people with strong, relevant transferable experience whose skills and approach would suit an inclusion role within a primary school.
Depending on the needs of the pupils, you may:
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We take our responsibility to safeguard children extremely seriously. All applicants must fully engage with Ripple Education’s rigorous and robust safer recruitment process before they can be considered for work.
This includes, but is not limited to:
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Please note, Ripple Education is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Our recruitment process is intentionally thorough because the safety and welfare of children will always come first.
If you’re active, resilient and confident supporting children who need a different approach to succeed in school, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV, or complete our application form directly:
https://hub.rocket-recruitment.co.uk/ripple-education
As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, a full application form must be completed before interview.
Ripple Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Join our team and help children feel included, supported and able to succeed in education.
We are a local supply agency providing high-quality services to the schools, nurseries, and educators of the North East 📍. At Ripple Education, we believe that children deserve nothing less than the highest standards of safety, education, care, and respect. Therefore, we strive to deliver excellence, going above and beyond in everything we do. ✨
Ripple Education exists to place the right person, not just a person, in every school and nursery. We are committed to doing what is best for children, not what is easiest. We bring integrity, quality and heart to education recruitment in the North East.
🛡️ Safeguarding
Our unwavering dedication to safeguarding children is the driving force behind every decision made at Ripple Education. We stringently follow all safer recruitment in education practices.
🤝 Integrity
Trust and transparency are the foundations of our work. We pride ourselves on prioritising the best interests of your children and team, ensuring honesty and openness every step of the way.
🌟 High Standards
We are wholeheartedly committed to delivering excellence. We hold ourselves to the highest standards to ensure everyone who works with or alongside us receives an exceptional service every time.
We proudly serve schools, nurseries and specialist provisions across the North East, building trusted relationships rooted in transparency, quality and genuine care. 🌱
Why was Ripple Education created?
🎯 Our mission is to raise the standard of supply in the world of education. We are 100% dedicated to improving the quality of staff provided and services received, therefore making positive contributions to children's achievements and a school's success.
We are committed to providing carefully selected, vetted, and trained staff to the schools with which we work, maintaining high standards of safety and education in everything we do.
