Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
Q3 Academy Tipton, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7NR12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 31.5 Hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 2
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Responsibilities:
- Support students with speech, language, communication, and social-emotional needs.
- Assist students in using resources, including IT, and facilitate their access to the national curriculum.
- Work with individuals and groups as directed by Learning Consultants.
- Deliver pre-planned learning activities under teacher guidance.
- Assist in student assessments, progress tracking, and supervision during school activities.
- Provide support in preparing resources and participating in planning meetings.
- Ensure students’ well-being, including assisting with personal care if required.
- Collaborate with teachers, parents, and professionals to enhance student development.
- Maintain student motivation and interest in learning.
- Supervise students during break and lunch times.
Professional Expectations:
- Engage in professional development and academy-wide initiatives.
- Uphold high standards in presentation, conduct, and teamwork.
- Foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from the school or by visitingwww.crb.gov.uk.
What the school offers its staff
Q3 Academy Tipton is an ambitious and rapidly improving Academy, fully committed to raising achievement for students, developing and retaining high quality staff and curriculum innovation. Our Academy's success is underpinned by a relentless focus on raising standards, developing the whole child and improving the quality of provision in every area.
We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join our fantastic team of dedicated, hard-working colleagues, who contribute to a wonderful culture of work, supporting students with additional needs.
If you are determined to make a difference to the life chances of young people by raising standards, expectations and achievement we would like to hear from you.
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from the school or by visitingwww.crb.gov.uk.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
All post holders are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) and satisfactory employment references, as well as identification and qualification checks which will be required before commencing duties.
All appointments are subject to two satisfactory references and online search.
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About Q3 Academy Tipton
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1587 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Q3 Academy Tipton website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jasmine.gill@merciantrust.org.uk
Q3 Tipton has high expectations for all students and is one of nine schools in the Mercian Academy Trust. We embed the ethos of the Trust: “To live life to the full in pursuit of that which is good, right and true” and are passionate about social equality within our community. “Pupils understand expectations and appreciate the positive environment. Teachers treat pupils as individuals, and pupils welcome this. Pupils feel confident to ‘be themselves’ in this inclusive community” (Ofsted, 2022).
We are a large inclusive and diverse 11 – 19 school. Our students come from many backgrounds, speak different languages and follow different faiths. Students are encouraged to join our advocate groups: anti-racism, anti-sexism, pro-LGBTQIA+ and inter-faith. We are fully committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We are proud that our staff body reflects the diversity of our student community including our middle and senior leaders.
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