Learning Support Assistant

Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0DF

Deadline is today

Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
14 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £8,672.05 - £9,313.96 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Learning Support Assistant

Fixed Term until 31st August 2025

Salary: Band A Point 1 – 6

(£8,672.05 - £9,319.36 per annum)

17 hours 5 minutes per week

Monday – Friday 8:35am – 12:00pm

37 weeks of the year – term time only

Start Date: January 2025

Stanford-le-Hope Primary School wishes to appoint a Learning Support Assistant who has a good understanding of child development and learning and would be willing to support children with both their physical and academic needs.

You will have a passion for working with pupils and assisting them on their journey. You will need to understand the subjects that you support the children in, be able to demonstrate a fair attitude and apply rules consistently as well as be confident in adjusting learning programs to meet the child’s needs. You will be resilient, hardworking and have excellent de-escalation skills.

The successful candidate will:

Be Passionate, creative, motivated and has a positive outlook

Be Keen to support pupils with learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties

Be Committed to raising outcomes of all students

Be A great communicator with excellent organisational skills and a helpful attitude

Be Enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team

Be Dedicated to good classroom management

Care about the welfare and achievement of every child

Be innovative and has a passion for improvement

Have excellent written skills with the ability to multi-task

Have the ability to remain calm under pressure and remain positive

Have the ability to follow safeguarding procedures and prioritise students’ welfare

Have GCSE Maths and English grade 4 or above (Or equivalent)

Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations    

of trust, respect, care and hard work. Staff have high expectations of pupils and pupils work hard to reach these. Pupils appreciate the high-quality support they get from all adults in school. They take responsibility for their learning and behaviour, developing both independence and resilience. Ofsted commented that “pupils are happy and enjoy being at school”.    

 Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.     

What the school can offer:      

Recognition of continuous service

Relocation package of up to £8,000 where applicable for new employees renting or buying a property

Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

Excellent CPD opportunities

Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools

The support of an experienced family of schools

National Conditions of Service

Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff

2 week October half term

Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance

Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted.  This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As Trust, we recognise the value of, and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. 

Please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.     

If you would like to be considered for this post, application forms are available via our website, Vacancies in our Trust (osborne.coop).

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.