Learning Support Assistant
West Hatch High School, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5BTThis job expired on 7 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
17 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): 32.5 hours per week (8.25am-3.25pm)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months
Actual salary
- 18,440 - £18,736
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and training
- NVQ level 2 in learning support or equivalent qualification/experience
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Good general standard of education –GCSE or equivalent.
- Recent and significant experience of working in a large 11-18, or 13-18 comprehensive school to GCSE level
- Evidence of your commitment to your own high quality professional development
Skills, knowledge and aptitude
- Understanding of child protection policies and procedures
- Knowledge of relevant codes of practice and school policies.
- Recent knowledge and understanding of how safeguarding is met in your subject.
- Knowledge of basic ICT to support learning.
- Ability to write basic reports
- Basic knowledge of first aid
- Ability to understand and support children with developmental difficulty or disability
Experience
- A proven track record of successful in working with secondary age children.
- Working effectively as part of team and contribute to group thinking.
What the school offers its staff
Due to an increase in EHCP students we looking to appoint a number of Learning Support Assistants to support the specific needs of students at our school. We have a number of full time and part time opportunities.
Experience of working with children with learning difficulties and emotional issues would be welcome but full training will be given.
We offer the following benefits:
- Newly built sports hall with fully fitted gym available for staff use,
- Swimming pool available for staff use,
- TOIL scheme allowing staff to build time to take some term time days off,
- The Headteacher is passionate about staff workload and wellbeing and holds regular wellbeing meetings with staff
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 West Hatch High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1505 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- West Hatch High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@westhatch.net
- Phone number
- 02085048216
West Hatch High School is a large, thriving, successful, heavily oversubscribed Academy. West Hatch is situated on the Central Line overlooking the Roding Valley with easy access to London.
A significant building programme has resulted in refurbishment in Science, a new English block, a Business and Enterprise Centre, new Music block, Maths, Drama and Dining Block, and a new Sixth form Centre. In addition there has been a new Sports Centre opened.
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