Learning Support Assistant
22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- 5/6 £31,069 - £35,444 (£26,604.35 - £30,350.66) PRO RATA)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide support to Students, so that they can communicate effectively with others
- Encourage students to become independent learners, provide support for their welfare and to support the inclusion of students in all aspects of PRIDE life
- Provide support to teachers by working collaboratively to maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
- Provide support for the curriculum by raising the learning and attainment of all students
- Provide support to the Academy by upholding and facilitating inclusive practices
- Be committed to improving own Professional Learning and Development through reflection, self-evaluation and awareness
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.
What the school offers its staff
Our Trust
PRIDE Academy is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust. We are a family of specialist education providers from pre-school through to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire and fully represent all designations of special education needs and disabilities (SEND).
Working together to transform lives is what we do and across the whole organisation we have a range of experts and practitioners who advocate for children and young people with SEND to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities to achieve their full potential.
Rewards & Benefits
OHC&AT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and there are many benefits to embarking on your career with us. In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes:
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Employee referral scheme
- Membership to Discounts for Teachers – an app providing employee discounts and benefits
- Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
- Comprehensive training and development
- Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured (our employee assistance programme)
- Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
- Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
- As part of your contract of employment you will enrolled into a pension scheme, the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About The PRIDE Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 91 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The PRIDE Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk
- Phone number
- 02038977077
Arranging a visit to The PRIDE Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.
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