Lansdowne Primary Academy: SEND LSA
Lansdowne Primary Academy, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7QB4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
1 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 22676.00 - 25279.00
Lansdowne Primary Academy: SEND LSA job summary
SEND LSA
GLC Academy: Lansdowne Primary Academy
Salary: GLC Point 10 £22,676 - Point 16 £25,279 FTE [Actual Salary £16,426 - £18,312]
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Talk to us about flexible working
Closing Date: 1 July 2024
Lansdowne Primary Academy is part of the Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership of one secondary academy and four primary academies located within Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary in the borough of Thurrock, to the east of London. We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we celebrate differences and pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity and is not discriminated against in any way.
Lansdowne Primary Academy is host to the Thurrock Resource Base for primary pupils with a moderate learning difficulty &/or social communication difficulties. The pupils are funded by the Local Education Authority with an EHCP. Currently, we have 9 pupils attending, with needs including ASD, significant speech and language delay and Down's Syndrome.
We are looking to appoint a strong, enthusiastic, committed and creative SEND LSA to work within the resource base. Successful candidates will be required to work flexibly taking direction from the class teachers and SENCo in adapting and planning activities to take students' learning forward. Key responsibilities relating to small group provision and intervention for SEND pupils. Our students' needs are at the core of our ethos and successful candidates will be required to support the emotional and social development of the young people they work with.
Candidates must be able to carry out and write up necessary observations to inform and evaluate the child's needs and will support pupils in all aspects of self-care. They must be experienced classroom practitioners proactive in dealing with students and identifying groups or individuals who may be falling behind in their learning.
Candidates must be able to use their own initiative and will have the following:
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent is essential;
good standard of education; Maths and English GCSE grades A - C, or equivalent;
can provide excellent classroom support in literacy, numeracy and behavioural needs;
good organisation and inter-personal skills;
good knowledge of ICT;
be committed to high achievement from students and themselves.
Watch our video for an insight in to our academy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNTalGAxd8Q
You can read our latest Ofsted Report here: https://www.theglc.org.uk/page/?title=Ofsted+Reports&pid=21
Additional Benefits for Working for the GLC:
- £1000 Golden Hello for successful candidates [LSA's applying directly to the GLC, only after a qualifying period of six months.]
- Staff well-being programme: Including access to Perkbox and Westfield Health Insurance
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes including Electric Car Scheme and Cycle to work Scheme
- Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and years of service
- State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning
- A paid 'My Day' each year
- Excellent career development and training
- 2 week October half term break
- A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching
- Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff
The GLC embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We warmly welcome applicants who are interested in this position to visit our school prior to making an application. Please contact Kathryn.Luckin@theglc.org.uk to arrange a visit.
If you would like to apply for this position, please do so via the Apply Now option
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.
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About Lansdowne Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 687 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Lansdowne Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
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