Learning Support Assistant

Fairfield Park Lower School, Fairfield Park, Hertfordshire, SG5 4FD

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,645.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint a committed and highly motivated Learning Support Assistant who is passionate about supporting children to achieve their potential. You will be supporting children in groups and on a 1:1 basis. Your working hours will be 8.45am until 4pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.

Fairfield Park Lower School is an outstanding school. Located in central Bedfordshire on the Hertfordshire boarder. We provide childrenwith a rich and exciting education which is relevant to them and which develops their skills and abilities.

All children are treated as individuals. We put the children at the heart of everything we do. The environment that we provide is nurturing and caring. We ensure there are no barriers to learning.

We believechildren need to be nurtured and developed as individuals to enable them to become lifelong learners andgood citizens. We are a highly successful values based school built on the partnership between pupils, parents/carers, staff, governors and thelocal community, due to our shared vision of high expectations. We, as a school, pride ourselves in ensuring thatwe achieve quality in all that we do.

Our purpose is to work together to create a positive learning environmentin which all pupils can realise their full potential. We encourage and support all our pupils and in return weexpect high standards of work, conduct and appearance. The school is a fantastic learning environment that we continually improveand enhance.

As a Learning Support Assistant you will have the privilege of being part of children's learning journey through the school, you will motivate leaners and boost self esteem. working alongside the class teacher you will work under their direction as well as using your own initiative.

May I take this opportunity to thank all applicants for their interest in this post and in Fairfield Park Lower School and look forward to receiving your application.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Fairfield Park Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 497 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Fairfield Park Lower School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairfield-park-lower-school (opens in new tab)

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