Learning Support Assistant
Castle Hill Junior School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6QD7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
21 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,404.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 3, Point 4-6
Learning Support Assistant job summary
Contract Details: 32.5 hours per week, to be worked over 5 days or 26 hours per week to be worked over 4 days, 38 weeks per year
Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools are two established schools, working as one, based in Ipswich. Castle Hill is a vibrant school community within ASSET Education, creating learners who are equipped for the 21st century. We place great emphasis on developing children’s character, using our bespoke Learning Knights, restorative practices and Trauma Informed UK, in order to prepare them for the challenges that lie ahead in both their education and life.
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated and committed teaching assistant to join our team, to start in January. Experience is welcomed but full training will be given. You will be
consistently good / outstanding classroom assistant
committed to achieving high standards
flexible and can use their own initiative, understanding a range of duties
able to work independently and as part of a team
resilient, hardworking and self-motivated
able to adapt to suit the needs of individual learners
able to manage change well, and support children in a variety of situation
You will:
Be required to provide support in small groups
Be a team player who is solution focused, patient and caring.
Have the ability to think on your feet and use your own initiative.
Have a good knowledge of or be prepared to learn about sensory strategies and how to use these to support children to self-regulate or be willing to learn.
Have an understanding of different communication methods.
Provide support for children by implementing an effective range of learning strategies to ensure outstanding learning outcomes for all students
Work closely with the class teacher
Liaise with teaching staff to plan and deliver classroom support
This post will be reporting directly to one of our Phase Leaders and will be based at Castle Hill
For further details, or to arrange an initial discussion with the Headteacher Jennifer Smith, please contact:
Joanne Sparkhall, Office Manager, jsparkhall@castlehillprimary.org.uk 01473 741758
Please also see our website – https://www.castlehillprimary.org.uk/We welcome visits to the school. For an informal tour please contact the school office to arrange.
ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.
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.
About Castle Hill Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 289 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Castle Hill Junior School website (opens in new tab)
School location
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