Learning Support Assistant
Framwellgate School Durham, Durham, DH1 5BQThis job expired on 20 May 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 May 2022 at 9am
Date listed
5 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,650- £20,043
Actual salary
- £16,085 - £16,407
Learning Support Assistant job summary
We wish to appoint a highly motivated and reflective learning support assistant to bring a high level of expertise and help to improve the quality of support in this rapidly improving school.
Framwellgate School Durham is an 11-18 non-selective secondary school and Single Academy Trust. The school roll has increased by 35% in three years and in September 2020 we were oversubscribed with more than 1300 students on roll.
The successful candidate will possess energy and enthusiasm and believe that every young person deserves the very best education. A commitment to raising achievement, and a willingness to learn, train and develop as an LSA are all essential. We can offer you an environment where student behaviour is excellent, prior attainment levels are amongst the highest in the North-East, and our students and staff are a pleasure to work with. With over 20 new teachers, including a number of NQTs appointed over the last two years, we have quickly become a vibrant and exciting school in which to develop your career.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented individual to join our dynamic and forward thinking team. We are looking for someone with a caring, empathic but firm manner who can work alongside classroom teachers to support our students to reach their potential. This will include:
• Working with students on a one to one basis or with small groups to provide in-class support
• Creating resources to support students
• Implementing agreed learning activities according to need
• Preparing and using specialist equipment according to need
• Working with classroom teachers to support learning in all areas of the curriculum.
• Providing the student with one-to-one personal-care and support with mealtimes.
• Delivering therapeutic interventions as and when required as guided by independent therapists in partnership with the school leadership team with regard to timetabling.
• Supporting the student with homework activities on some days in the working week in the school building in order to ensure task completion.
• Providing detailed recordkeeping in order to facilitate accurate assessment of attainment and progress in partnership with teaching staff.
• Providing regular feedback to parents, teachers and independent professionals with regard to all aspects of the student’s development and achievement.
• Being a member of the wider school community and participating in all aspects of school development.
• Supervising students (on a rota basis) within the Achievement Centre at assigned lunchtimes and/or breaktimes
The appointee will work with the Achievement Centre team under the direction of the SENDCO.
Commitment to safeguarding
Framwellgate School Durham is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS and barred list check will be required for this post.
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About Framwellgate School Durham
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1318 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Framwellgate School Durham website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- thompson.f@framdurham.com
Framwellgate School Durham (FSD) is an 11-18 school which was granted academy status in 2011. There are approximately 1300 students on roll including 140 in the Sixth Form. Within the next two years, we envisage a roll of 1400 including 230+ in the sixth form. The school serves the population to the north of Durham city, primarily from the Newton Hall estate, but we attract students from a wide surrounding area and over 20 feeder primary schools. We are a high achieving 11-18 academy with a strong track record in both provision and outcomes. We are fully committed to the students in our care, and work to ensure that both the pastoral provision and quality of teaching is the very best.
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