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Learning Support Assistant

Astrea Academy Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 9EW

This job expired on 13 July 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2022

• Closing date

  13 July 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 June 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 3
• Actual salary: £14,687 - £15,387

Learning Support Assistant job summary

We are looking for two inspirational and motivational Learning Support Assistants to work in our specialist SEND provision: Athena and/or our specialist behaviour provision: Eleos. Astrea Academy Dearne is on an exciting journey as we work together to make a difference for the young people and the community we serve. Every day is different and this role presents you with the exciting opportunity you have been looking for! You will be relentless in your commitment and belief in all young people and will ensure only the highest level of academic success and personal fulfilment for all: they deserve nothing less. It is our vision to create outstanding young people who are courageous champions of diversity, equality and mutual respect and who are proud of their community and are enthusiastic advocates of learning. It goes without saying that we will support you, develop you and above all welcome you into our aspirational school. As Learning Support Assistant you will: Supervise and provide particular academic and personal development support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities. This post will involve working in mainstream school, the specialist SEND provision: Athena and the specialist behaviour provision: Eleos. Work closely with teachers and other colleagues in school to ensure that pupils are given the best opportunities to succeed. Further develop our inclusive learning environment through preparation, adaptation and maintenance of resources. Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs. We are looking for individuals who have: Experience of supporting pupils with SEND and/or behavioural needs. Experience of working in an education setting. Evidence of additional recent and relevant continuing professional development. 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including English and mathematics at grade C/4 or above.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.

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About Astrea Academy Dearne

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1114 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Astrea Academy Dearne website
• Email address: recruitment@astreaacademytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-dearne-academy

Do you want to be part of a team where you will help make a lasting impact on our students and rapidly accelerate their progress?

Do you want to work in a school where you are free to teach, with impeccable student behaviour and unhindered by bureaucracy?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced teacher or ECT.

Astrea Academy Dearne is an 11-16 secondary academy situated in Barnsley, with around 1150 students. We are within commutable distance from Wakefield, Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield and are a proud member of the Astrea Academy Trust family of schools. We have the highest aspiration for our students to achieve their very best and grow both as individuals and as members of their community. We are a truly comprehensive and inclusive academy. This is reflected in our approach to all areas of our work.

We are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour and culture. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge, ’the best that has been thought and said’ and an ‘entitlement curriculum’ for all. We believe in explicit instruction and have been greatly influenced by Lemov’s ‘Teach Like A Champion’, Rosenshine and recent developments in cognitive science. We believe that the creation of a scholarly culture that is warm and strict, disciplined and joyful, where there is ‘purpose not power’, ensuring impeccable behaviour, where teachers can focus on teaching and pupils can focus on learning, underpins everything

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensure that all our students have the option to be able to go to university or aspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of a child’s background or home life, or because they are new to English or have a special education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job to redouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they can flourish.

We value our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose – teaching, in a sustainable way, unhindered by bureaucracy or poor behaviour.

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