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Lead Learning Assistant - Alternative Curriculum

Bushey Meads School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 4PA

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• Closing date

  2 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (FTE)

Lead Learning Assistant - Alternative Curriculum job summary

We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and organised person to appoint as a ‘Lead Learning Assistant – Alternative Curriculum’. The successful person will have an interest in hair and beauty and have a desire to pass on these skills to small groups of students.

In this role you will deliver bespoke interventions as well as other identified alternative provisions ensuring the needs of students are met. These alternative courses maximise the inclusion and learning of these students and promote and encourage independence and life skills for the future. Students build up a portfolio of certificates to evidence their skills, knowledge and experience as they progress through the scheme. The scheme boosts confidence, increases engagement and improves motivation, helping students to make progress on their lifelong learning journey.

What we are looking for:

Someone with a confident understanding of working with young people

A positive team player

The ability to work well with teachers and students in the classroom

An individual with previous experience of working with students with communication needs

Willingness to take an active and caring role with regards to the general welfare and attention to students’ physical needs within SEN in particular

Why choose our school?

We offer support and training based on individual needs

Transport links are excellent with the M1, M25, A1 and A41 being close by

Heavily subsidised childcare at our Little Gems Nursery

Employee Assistance Programme for support and guidance on health, legal and personal matters

Eye care voucher scheme

Bike2Work scheme

The post is for 37 hours per week (excluding unpaid breaks), term-time + 1 week to include 5 INSET days. In the first instance this is a fixed term post until 31st December 2025 with the possibility of extending. The salary range for this post is APT&C point 6 - 9 plus London Fringe (£25,183pa to £26,409pa + £1013pa), paid pro-rata. The actual pro-rata range is £21,539-£22,587pa + £866pa.

Full details of the vacancy can be found on our website www.busheymeads.org.uk along with further information about the school. Alternatively, please contact Rosie Dean, HR and Recruitment Administrator on 020 8955 8833.

To apply for this post please send in a completed application form along with a covering letter, addressed to Mr J Turner, Executive Principal. Your completed application form and letter should be returned to Sheniece Fyffe, Trust HR Manager by post or by email to: recruitment@busheymeads.org.uk by the deadline. Please note that CVs and late applications will not be accepted and you must have the right to work in the UK.

Closing Date for applications: Monday 2nd December (9am)

Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early application is advised

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 Bushey Meads School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1213 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Bushey Meads School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bushey-meads-school-bushey (opens in new tab)

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