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Learning Support Assistant

Spires Academy, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD

This job expired on 20 April 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 April 2024 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  4 January 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,482.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

The purpose of this role is to provide support for those students with Special Educational Needs and help raise their educational achievement. The role will be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young people.

Key Responsibilities of the role:

Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for who you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.

To work under the direction of the AVP Inclusion (SENCo) to support children with identified needs in their educational and social / behavioural development. This work may involve working with individuals, a small group of children or the whole class.

To liaise with teachers regarding planning and differentiation of work for students with SEND.

To Support the provision plans of students with EHCP’s, in particular those students with High Needs Funding.

To facilitate students’ access to the curriculum by clarifying and explaining tasks and instructions, developing understanding through questioning, providing differentiated resources, helping with personal organisation and planning of work whilst also encouraging independent learning skills.

To promote positive standards of behaviour – e.g. by keeping students on task, developing positive relationships, modelling good behaviour, supporting school behaviour policy.

Under direction, support the implementation and delivery of specific programmes e.g. speech and language, physiotherapy, occupational therapy etc.

Under direction, deliver interventions to support student progress e.g. reading, comprehension, spelling, handwriting groups etc.

To undertake support activities outside of lessons e.g. break/lunch time supervision as required.

To accompany students on off-site activities and external provisions e.g. school trips, placements.

To provide additional support for students who have alternative access arrangements including acting as invigilator, scribe, reader etc. for internal and external exams.

Actively promote all aspects of the school’s SEND provision in a positive way.

To carry out other duties reasonably deemed to be within the responsibility as requested by the Principal.

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 Spires Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 690 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Spires Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spires-academy (opens in new tab)

At Spires Academy we offer a distinctive small school environment where each individual is well known, listened to and encouraged to be the best they can be. Serving just over 600 students enables us to maintain an inclusive and nurturing community atmosphere, where staff work with students to develop the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to reach their full potential.

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