Learning Support Assistant
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Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 January 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week, 37 weeks per Year (Term time only)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed Term Maternity Cover for up to a year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Scale Points 4 - 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a highly motived Level 2 Learning Support Assistant to join our team as soon as possible, initially for KS1. Camulos Academy, part of REAch2 offers a supportive environment and your career development will be encouraged.
The role of Learning Support Assistant is central to enabling excellence for all our children at Camulos Primary Academy. It is a role which has an influence on all children in the school, supporting all aspects of their experience within their school day- learning, play, transitions and routines.
Learning Support Assistants follow teacher’s guidance and direction for their role in the day-to- day teaching and learning provision for children, including those with Special Educational Needs, English as an Additional Language, those more-able learners and those eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant. There is expectation that Learning Support Assistants are able to respond to the needs of the children and adapt their support appropriately in a responsive way. Whether you are new to the role or have experience to bring, you will receive coaching and mentoring from experienced teachers and leaders in the academy and trust to ensure that you are supported in all aspects of what you do.
What the school offers its staff
- A wide range of professional development opportunities,
- A supportive school leadership team,
- Great working environment,
- A competitive salary,
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme LGPS,
As part of REAch2 employee benefits we also offer an eye care scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family and membership of ‘perks at work’ – which includes discounts on holidays, shopping, family days out and much more.
Further details about the role
Our school, which opened in September 2016, was built in the area known as the Northern Gateway to the north of Britain’s oldest recorded Roman town, Colchester. An area that has been developed to create a place where local people and visitors alike can choose how they can shape healthy, active lifestyles for themselves and their families.
We are a vibrant and dynamic community and provide a rich and exciting curriculum to develop the confidence and enthusiasm for learning that will take our pupils through Primary to Secondary and beyond. Our school motto is ‘Bringing learning to Life’ and this summarises our school values and priorities. You will see this motto encompassed by the wide range of rich learning opportunities and extra-curricular clubs on offer.
We teach key skills and knowledge that lead to understanding and develop the confidence to succeed.
We are committed to providing a caring, happy, welcoming environment that meets the needs of each child and ensures that all children have equal access to a broad and balanced curriculum including interaction with, and appreciation of, the arts and many opportunities for wider enrichment.
We develop in children a desire for life-long learning and an understanding of different cultures, traditions and societies as well as to respect individual rights and responsibilities.
We are committed to inclusion, believing that every child has the right to succeed. We take responsibility to ensure that any barriers to learning are overcome and that all children experience success in contexts that are highly relevant for them.
Our parents and community are key partners and we are committed to working together to sustain a strong sense of community, promote educational achievement, raise children’s self-esteem and engender a sense of pride in our school and communities.
We are a caring employer who invests in the future of our employees, as only through their excellence can we deliver excellence for the children and families whom we serve. To see more information about the school, please visit our website.
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.
About Camulos Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 420 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Camulos Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@reach2.org
Our school, which opened in September 2016, was built in the area known as the Northern Gateway to the north of Britain’s oldest recorded Roman town, Colchester. An area that has been developed to create a place where local people and visitors alike can choose how they can shape healthy, active lifestyles for themselves and their families.
We are a vibrant and dynamic community and provide a rich and exciting curriculum to develop the confidence and enthusiasm for learning that will take our pupils through Primary to Secondary and beyond. Our school motto is ‘Bringing learning to Life’ and this summarises our school values and priorities. You will see this motto encompassed by the wide range of rich learning opportunities and extra-curricular clubs on offer.
Arranging a visit to Camulos Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@reach2.org.
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