Learning Support Assistant - SEN
Devonshire Infant Academy, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 7ATThis job expired on 1 December 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2023
Closing date
1 December 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 November 2022
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 28 hours per week- Mon-Fri 8.50am-3.15pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31/8/2023
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,198 - £18933 pay rise pending
Actual salary
- £11,917-£12,399
Pay scale
- Grade B Point 2-4
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Minimum of NVQ level 2 relevant qualification
-
Working
with children of primary school age, preferably within EYFS and/or KS1
-
in
using initiative to create resources and direct learning as necessary i.e. when
a child is struggling to understand, provide visual aids, appropriate materials
or individualised learning approaches and support in order to move the child's
learning forward.
What the school offers its staff
All of our colleagues who support the work that we do here share a vision to make our school and the people in it‘ The Best We Can Be’, which is also our Trust vision.
Further details about the role
Inclusion is at the heart of all we do and you will work within a supportive and dedicated team to provide children with the best start. You will be responsible for providing targeted support individually, within groups and within the classroom environment. This will include providing small group provision and delivering personalised learning to children with additional needs. This will take place within the classroom and in designated small group areas and individual learning areas. Your responsibilities will also include lunchtime support to model good communication and social skills with their peers. We ask that you must have an understanding and experience of working with children with special educational needs in EYFS and KS1. Training and support will be given to successful candidates. Please make clear in your application the experience that you have of using specific strategies to support children with communication, target work and routines.
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 Devonshire Infant Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 338 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Devonshire Infant Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@devinfacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 558 1652
Devonshire Infant Academy is a three form entry school in Smethwick, part of Victoria Academies Trust
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