
EAL Learning Support Assistant
The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0NE25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday 7th July 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 8am
Date listed
2 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,090.00 - £25,884.00 Annually (FTE) AS 5-7 FTE £25,090-£25,884 pro rata £19,125-£19,730
EAL Learning Support Assistant job summary
EAL Learning Support Assistant
The Chalk Hills Academy are seeking to appoint an EAL Learning Support Assistant to help support the teaching and learning of an individual or groups of pupils. We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and knowledgeable candidates who will contribute to the intellectual and social development of pupils and support their acquisition of the English language in order to achieve across the curriculum.
We are looking to recruit an EAL Learning Support Assistant who has the right attitude and will represent our positive ‘can do’ ethos that runs through our Academy. Ideally, the candidate will be TEFL qualified (or equivalent), but this is not a requirement.
Key Duties
Supporting EAL pupils who are new or recently arrived in the country, working in partnership with mainstream staff.
Supporting with identifying and meeting the linguistic needs of EAL learners.
Working with academic and pastoral teams to ensure that all pupils are supported to make expected progress.
Developing and delivering short-term induction programmes to suit individual pupils’ needs and proficiency.
Delivering interventions for EAL pupils at all levels.
Working with EAL Buddies and promoting awareness of EAL throughout the academy.
Building up banks of teaching resources.
Assess new pupils for language proficiency using the EAL A-E proficiency codes.
Building and maintaining a positive relationship with EAL pupils.
The successful candidate will have
Bilingual/Multilingual skills in one or more community languages
A good understanding of the issues EAL pupils face when grappling with language acquisition
The ability to teach small group interventions, create relevant EAL resources and undertake testing of pupils.
An enthusiastic work ethic, and the ability to work and liaise with a variety of departments and colleagues
A ‘can do’ hardworking attitude
Experience of working in an educational setting
Good IT skills (with good knowledge of Microsoft applications e.g. word, excel, etc)
Excellent communication skills
Good behaviour management skills
Resilience and the ability to work as part of a team
Excellent literacy and numeracy skills (minimum of Grade C in GCSE’s or equivalent.)
The ability to take part in training and liaise with a wide range of people including teachers, parents, carers, pupils and the pastoral team
The ability to listen to the direction of the class teacher, follow agreed lesson plans and use support strategies appropriate to the needs of pupils
The ability to contribute significantly to the planning of teaching and learning for the whole class and/or individual pupils
The ability to prepare, maintain and deploy appropriate learning aids, materials and equipment
Job Specifics
Start date: Monday 7th July 2025
Salary: AS 5-7 FTE £25,090-£25,884 Actual pro rata salary £19,125-£19,730
Job Role: Fixed Term, Maternity Cover, Full Time, Term-time plus inset days, 32.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 8:15am – 3:15pm
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Commitment to safeguarding
Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Chalk Hills Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1619 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Chalk Hills Academy website
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