1 to 1 Learning Support Assistant
Garden City Academy, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 2JZ4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible, Applications considered on receipt
Closing date
8 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, term time: Full-time, term-time only including 5 INSET Days
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term contact linked to EHCP funding (initially 1 year)
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,500 - £23,893
Pay scale
- NJC England & Wales Spc 5 – 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We wish to appoint a 1 to 1 Learning Support Assistant to start as soon as possible on a full-time basis term time only. The role is offered on fixed term contract linked to EHCP funding for a child joining our school. The Learning Support Assistant role is vital to the school and involves supporting children with a variety of needs including Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP’s). We are particularly interested in speaking to individuals who have a background in Speech and Language, ADHD, ACMH and Autism.
Successful candidates should have:
- Experience of working with and caring for children
- Experience of working with children with special educational needs.
- High expectations of students in terms of learning, achievement and behaviour
- Enthusiasm and dedication to developing innovative approaches to learning, teaching, mentoring and guidance
- A commitment to promoting and fostering good relationships between children and with parents and colleagues
You should be:
- Forward thinking and willing to adapt to the changing needs of the school
- Able to promote the warm, caring and friendly ethos of the school to pupils, parents and the public
- Able to perform under pressure
- Confident to use your own initiative when required
What the school offers its staff
- An active school community with supportive parents;
- An award winning learning environment;
- Excellent professional development opportunities;
- A supportive working culture that focuses on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all children
- The chance to work with a supportive family of schools (REAch2 trust) who share the same passion for primary education
Further details about the role
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@reach2.org
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Garden City Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 203 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Garden City Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@gardencityacademy.org
- Phone number
- 01462621800
Primary school, taking children from Nursery age - Year 6
Arranging a visit to Garden City Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@gardencityacademy.org.
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