Learning Support Assistant
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Job start date
1 June 2021
Closing date
7 May 2021 at 11:59am
Date listed
27 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £11,264 per annum (£10.31 per hour)
Additional allowances
• Comprehensive tailored induction programmes
• Mentor / Buddy System
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Various staff benefits including access to free car parking, school gymnasium and swimming pool
Learning Support Assistant job summary
Learning Support Assistant
£11,264 per annum (£10.31 per hour)
25 hours per week – 43.7 weeks (term time + 1 week Inset days + annual leave)
08:10am – 2:10pm daily
We are seeking to appoint Learning Support Assistants to join our established learning support team. The role is to provide assistance in the support and inclusion of children with special education needs in the classroom and school-wide activities across the key stages.
The successful candidate will have:
- Successful experience working with children in a school environment
- Educated to Level 2 (GCSE) or equivalent qualification /experience
- Ability to establish rapport and to maintain respectful and trusting relationships
- The ability to overcome barriers to learning with children by implementing school policies, procedures and identified support mechanisms
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
- A passion to improve learning and work collaboratively with teaching staff to aid the progress of all students and develop their confidence
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and meet deadlines
- A good understanding of Health and Safety, safeguarding and child protection
- A commitment to equality and diversity and inclusion
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 The King Edmund School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1516 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The King Edmund School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@kes.essex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01702 560904
We summarise our aims as a school by the phrase ‘IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE’. This captures true sense of what KES is about – always wanting to do better and improve on has already been achieved. It sums up vision for students staff others linked look achieve their Personal Best in every aspect life.. The wellbeing something we also take seriously, since want be happy, well-adjusted resilient during time at beyond. A secure student far more likely successful throughout life. opportunities offer allow develop this way skills attributes they need face future with confidence.
Arranging a visit to The King Edmund School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@kes.essex.sch.uk.
School location
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