learning support assistant
St George's Junior School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8LUThis job expired on 19 July 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
4 September 2024
Closing date
19 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 9 to 3.20pm Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Pay scale
- Grade 5 Point 5 at £12.18/hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful applicant will have:
- Knowledge and experience of supporting pupils with social and emotional needs
- Experience of working with children with a statement/EHCP
- Experience of organising visual timetables to establish clear routines.
- Experience in liaising with parents and other external professionals e.g. Speech and Language
- Experience of contributing to and implementing IEPs/PCPs/EHCP for the pupil
- Experience of delivering specific programmes to small groups and individual pupils e.g. social stories to support social interaction
- Experience in a role providing pastoral support for pupils
- Some understanding of the demands the national curriculum and assessment and how this can be modified to meet a learners needs
- A willingness to participate in appropriate training
- A willingness to adapt to change.
- Patience, good humour and a genuine affinity with children.
General Information
Work under the guidance of the teaching staff and nominated Learning Support Assistants, and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work / care / support programmes with individuals or groups, in or out of the classroom.
What the school offers its staff
Working for Empower Trust is rewarding in lots of ways. We value and appreciate our people and recognise our staff are instrumental to the success of the Trust. We therefore offer a wide range of exciting and useful benefits to all our employees:
Career Progression and Staff Development
We are committed to developing our staff and to providing opportunities for growth. We want to encourage the career progression of our employees wherever possible, and support staff who wish to move between our schools and the Central Team when suitable roles arise. We also offer secondment opportunities when available.
At Empower Trust you would be working alongside excellent leaders in education, each with specific areas of expertise. We offer Middle and Senior Leadership development programmes, professional support networks and career development pathways for staff at all levels. In addition, we also have mentoring and coaching programmes, peer learning, internal and external CPD opportunities.
Health and Wellbeing Services
Working in education is a challenging job and the health and wellbeing of our staff is high on our agenda and a key priority. We have several Trust wide wellbeing initiatives that offer support and guidance for our workforce:
- A Trust Wellbeing Strategy and Charter outlining our commitment to staff wellbeing
- At least one trained Mental Health First Aider in every location, helping to embed our belief that physical and mental health hold equal importance
- A network of Mental Health First Aiders and Mental Health Leads who provide support, guidance, and signposting to colleagues across the Trust
- A Future in Mind network representing all our academies, who signpost staff to wellbeing support and information, and ensure staff voice is heard
- A designated Trustee sponsor whose role is to ensure staff wellbeing remains a priority
- Wellbeing is a discussion item on each Trustee / Local Governing Body meeting agenda
- Dissemination of annual staff wellbeing questionnaires to inform future actions
- Active engagement in national and international awareness days
- Working towards the Mental Health at Work Commitment and the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter
Flexible and Family-Friendly Policies
Our employment policies are flexible and responsive to promote diversity and equality, as well as attract and retain the highest quality workforce. We offer flexible working opportunities; job share arrangements, term time working and part time-roles; generous family leave packages; and compassionate or emergency leave.
Pension Scheme
We offer an excellent pension scheme with either the Local Government Pension Scheme (support staff) or the Teachers’ Pension Scheme which include death in service benefits. As well as employee’s paying contributions into the scheme (banded, based on earnings level) Empower Trust also pays a generous contribution on your behalf.
Cycle to Work Scheme
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Other Benefits
- Eye care scheme
- Attractive annual leave allowance
- Free on-site parking
- In-house catering
- Financial wellbeing support
- Discounts for teachers – https://www.discountsforteachers.co.uk/
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St George's Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 358 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St George's Junior School website
- Email address
- pacini.s@st-georges-jun.shropshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01743 357133
Age 7-11 Junior School
Years 3 - 7
Maximum 360 pupils on roll
12 classes
Arranging a visit to St George's Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email pacini.s@st-georges-jun.shropshire.sch.uk.
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