Learning Support Assistant

The King Alfred School an Academy, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3EE

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 January 2025

• Closing date

  8 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): 30 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 7 Months
• Actual salary: TPLTSS3 £17,192 - £17,464 (actual salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will have;

• A good standard of education / three or more GCSEs including Maths and English at grade C or above or L2 Literacy and Numeracy.
• Some experience of successfully supporting children of different ages.
• To be creative and good at thinking ‘outside the box’.
• An ability to adapt and respond to the needs of the children.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate with the class-teacher, teaching assistant and children.

What the school offers its staff

As a TPLT employee, you will have access to incredible employee benefits, including -

• The PLaTform- Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
• Healthshield- A fully funded Healthcare Scheme which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
• Discounted nursery fees at our Academy pre schools.
• CPD opportunities both internally & externally.
• A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.

Flexible working opportunities

We are a flexible employer and will do our best to accommodate all types of working, so please do apply. We are an employer who takes staff workload seriously. We work together as one team to support each other, with the added benefit of being a part of a large Trust in the local area with opportunities that reflect this.

Further details about the role

As part of this role, you will;

• Work within a learning framework set by the classroom teacher(s), provide support for the individual and collective needs of pupils, which ensures that they have equality of access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Act as an integral part of the school staff team, and as such to make a contribution to the overall aims of the school, working within agreed policies and procedures.
• Promote pupil well-being by encouraging them to develop good relationships with others, develop their self-reliance and self-esteem, help them to adjust to new settings and to practice good standards of health and hygiene.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act.

Applying for the job

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Learning Support Assistant (Secondary) Job Description.pdf - 83 KB (opens in new tab)

About The King Alfred School an Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1336 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The King Alfred School an Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@theplt.org.uk
• Phone number: 01934 529357
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-king-alfred-school-an-academy (opens in new tab)

The King Alfred School – an academy and part of the Priory Learning Trust is a thriving 11-18 mixed comprehensive with 1217 students on roll serving the towns of Burnham on Sea and Highbridge.

Arranging a visit to The King Alfred School an Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@theplt.org.uk.

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