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Learning Support Assistant

Milton Mount Primary School, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3AG

This job expired on 14 October 2024 – see similar jobs

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
7 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday from 8.45am – 3.30pm, 31.25 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks pa)
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £23,576-24,690 FTE (pro-rata £17,154 to £17,965)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant who cares about providing both academic and nurture support in class for our wonderful children.

Your role will be to work as part of a supportive team to enhance the teaching and learning opportunities for pupils, particularly those with additional learning needs. Relevant experience supporting SEND children in a school or childcare setting is desirable but if you feel you have the right qualities for the role and are keen to learn, we would love to hear from you. If you have energy, kindness and enthusiasm, we can offer you an exciting new opportunity where you can truly make a difference each day.

The successful candidate will:

be able to motivate and inspire our children to achieve their best in all areas of learning and behaviour;
be committed to inclusion, high expectations and raising standards;
be excellent communicators with good organisational and personal skills; and
be enthusiastic about contributing to the wider life of the school.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

the opportunity to work with an exceptional team of staff who are committed to the success and welfare of every child in our Trust;
high quality professional development both in school and as a member of Greensand Multi Academy Trust;
access to an employee assistance scheme offering a range of wellbeing and health support initiatives;
access to an employee staff shop offering a selection of staff discounts, including retail, food and beverages and;
an environment where innovation and inspirational ideas are encouraged.

Salary Scale: £23,576 to £24,690 FTE (pro-rata £17,154 to £17,965)

Further details about the role

Working pattern is Monday to Friday from 8.45am – 3.30pm, 31.25 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks pa)

Milton Mount Primary School is a community school providing outstanding learning opportunities for all our children and has been part of the Greensand Multi Academy Trust since 2020, with a shared vision and commitment to enrich the lives of every child in our Trust by enabling a culture of collaboration, support and challenge between our schools. We aim to ensure that every child is successful by making learning the focus of our work and putting the needs of our children at the heart of every decision we make.

Further information about the school can be found on the Milton Mount school website. Candidates are also warmly invited to contact Charlotte Hingston or Gemma Barton, Assistant Headteacher at Milton Mount to discuss the role in more depth.

The closing date for applications is Monday 14 October 2024 at 9am and interviews will be held on Wednesday 16 October. Applications will be considered on receipt Interviews. CV based applications will not be accepted.

Safeguarding Statement

Greensand Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and an overseas criminal records check if you have lived or worked outside the UK within the last 10 years. Shortlisted candidates will also be subject to an online check in accordance with the updated KCSIE statutory guidance.

We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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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