Learning Support Assistant
Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BG2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As close to the 9th September as possible
Closing date
3 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
31 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday 30 hours a week
Contract type
- Fixed term - See job advert for contract terms
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,114 - £23,893
What skills and experience we're looking for
Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant
Here at Kirton Lane we are looking to further develop our highly inclusive Special Educational Needs offer for our existing cohort of pupils. We are looking to recruit:
Learning support assistants:
(x2) Learning support assistants to work specifically with a SEND pupil on a one to one basis who have an EHCP or currently school support. Grade 5 (£23,114 - £23,893 FTE). This position will be temporary 30 hours per week.
This contract will be for a fixed term for the purpose of funding or attached to a SEND child commencing on or as close to the 9th September 2024 and continuing so long as funding is available to us as the employer to support the post in which you are employed or so long as the child remains in the school. Because of the uncertainty of the availability of ongoing funding or the placement of the child, the school cannot guarantee you any minimum or maximum period of employment. It is a condition of this contract that you agree that if or when funding for the post is withdrawn, or the child leaves the school your contract of employment will be terminated.
Working Pattern: Term Time only, Temporary
Monday – Friday (30 hours a week)
Location Kirton Lane Primary School, Thorne Road
Stainforth, Doncaster, DN7 5BG
Headteacher: Mr T Foster
Can you ensure that “All children will achieve”? If so we need you….
We can offer you:
- Delightful and deserving children who enjoy learning
- Professional development opportunities
- Children who thrive on routine, support and nurture
- A curriculum that is relevant to the interests and needs of our children
- A high-quality learning environment
- Supportive, committed and experienced staff
- A collaborative working “team” approach and a team that are committed to promoting high achievement across the curriculum
The successful candidate will be someone who can:
- Forge positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents. Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to develop excellent professional relationships with children, staff and parents
- Have high expectations of themselves and others.
- Understand that, like adults, all children are different and therefore have individual needs and every child has the right to succeed to the best of their ability.
- Identify and enact ways to support all children, particularly children with social and emotional needs,
- Inspire and motivate children.
- Demonstrate a shared commitment to raising standards in all that we do.
- Be open minded and committed to continually improve their practice.
- Be an enthusiastic team player with the ability to also work individually using their own initiative.
- Be committed to inclusion and equality of opportunity.
- Be flexible to the needs of the school
Please see job specification for more information
Visits to the school are welcomed. They can be made by appointment with the school office via admin@kirtonlaneprimary.co.uk.
Visits to school are welcomed on:
Monday 2nd September: between 9am and 3pm
Please ensure that completed application forms reflect the requirements of the job specification and are returned direct to the school via admin@kirtonlaneprimary.co.uk. We prefer applications to be made electronically. Application forms can be downloaded from the attached or directly from the school.
Please send completed applications to admin@kirtonlaneprimary.co.uk. Confirmation of receipt will be sent for any forms e-mailed
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Closing date:(9am) Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Shortlisting Date: Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Interviews to be held: Thursday 5th September 2024
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- Delightful and deserving children who enjoy learning
- Professional development opportunities
- Children who thrive on routine, support and nurture
- A curriculum that is relevant to the interests and needs of our children
- A high-quality learning environment
- Supportive, committed and experienced staff
- A collaborative working “team” approach and a team that are committed to promoting high achievement across the curriculum
- OFSTED April 2024 stated: The school quickly identifies the needs of pupils with SEND. Teaching is adapted to enable pupils to learn to become successful learners. The school uses specialist staff and adapted resources to ensure that pupils with SEND can follow the same curriculum as their classmates.
Further details about the role
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.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 218 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@kirtonlaneprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01302842092
Arranging a visit to Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@kirtonlaneprimary.co.uk.
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