Learning Support Assistant
Abbotswood Junior School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 8EBThis job expired on 15 April 2024
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Term time: Permanent, Full Time, Term time only. Hours to be confirmed
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22737 and 23058
What skills and experience we're looking for
Good Literacy skills
Good Maths skills
Competent computer skills
Evidence of having worked with children in some capacity
Experience within a school setting or similar
A passion and belief that all children can achieve
A genuine empathy with children
Hardworking and resilient
A positive, can-do attitude
Always willing to learn new things
A team player
Able to communicate effectively with children and adults
A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
A knowledge of the school curriculum, especially Maths and English
Patience and the ability to work with children in a calm, consistent manner
Good organisational skills
Ability to work flexibly - one day is never the same in a school!
What the school offers its staff
Do you enjoy working with children? Would you like to make a difference? Do you aspire to be a teacher in the near future?
If so, Abbotswood Junior School is looking for Learning Support Assistants to join our large, skilled learning support team. You will work alongside teachers and will “receive regular, high quality training” and coaching.
If you are motivated, relish a challenge and enjoy working with junior school children as well as having good literacy and numeracy skills, then please apply. We have vacancies for both 1:1 and Class Learning Support Assistants.
Abbotswood is ideally situated on the edge of the beautiful New Forest and within close proximity of the bustling city of Southampton.
We are a ‘happy school with so much on offer and pupils love school life’ (Ofsted 2023). With large fields, open spaces and a purpose-built sports hall, we have a pleasant environment in which to work and we also have a very cute school dog - Tommy!
In addition, if you aspire to be a teacher in the future then Abbotswood will fully support you in this.
Further details about the role
Please feel free to contact Glenn Moore (Headteacher) on 07712 305180 or glenn.moore@abbsch.co.uk for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. Application packs can be downloaded from the following link.
https://www.abbotswood.hants.sch.uk/vacancies
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 Abbotswood Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 609 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Abbotswood Junior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- adminoffice@abbotswood.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 07712 305180
Arranging a visit to Abbotswood Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adminoffice@abbotswood.hants.sch.uk.
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