Learning Support Assistant
Taverham High School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6HP8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
4 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
22 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,009.00 - £18,294.00 Annually (Actual)
Learning Support Assistant job summary
31.25 hours, permanent role
Term-time + 1 week
Taverham is an excellent, 11-18 school with a caring, positive ethos. The school was substantially redeveloped in 2007 and we became an academy in April 2013 and joined Enrich Learning Trust in February 2024. In May 2023, the school was recognised as ‘good’ in all categories by Ofsted and over the last two Summers we have achieved our best ever results, with our attainment in English and Maths among the highest in the county.
We are looking to appoint a caring and resilient person who:
- is passionate about supporting students who experience a wide range of barriers to learning resulting from their special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities
-has experience of working with students with SEN and associated challenging behaviour
-has good numeracy, literacy and computer skills with high standards of professional conduct
- is motivated and able to work well in a team and independently.
The primary purpose of our LSA role is to provide support to students with SEN in the classroom so that they can access the curriculum, participate in learning and experience a sense of success and achievement; to work with colleagues to raise the learning and attainment of pupils while also promoting their independence, self-esteem and social inclusion.
Enrich Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
If you are enthusiastic and keen to join a hard-working team, we would like to hear from you.
For more specific information on the post please contact Rebecca Dixon, SENCO, at r_dixon@taverhamhigh.org
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to regulatory checks including an enhanced-level DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Taverham High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1256 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Taverham High School website (opens in new tab)
Taverham High School is a popular and successful 11-18 academy on the outskirts of Norwich. Taverham has been voted the 4th most desirable postcode to live and work in the country. The school was substantially redeveloped under the PFI in 2007 and we became an academy in April 2013; our facilities are first-class. We pride ourselves on the professional development we offer our staff.
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