EXPIRED

This job expired on 2 October 2023

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    2 October 2023 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    21 September 2023

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: Part-time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

NJC E&W SCP 3-5 Pro Rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Water Lane Primary Academy is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school and we are currently seeking a Learning Support Assistant to provide help and support to our amazing children.

In particular, successful applicants should have:

  • At least one years experience of working with children in the primary age range
  • Experience of working with children in a friendly, busy environment
  • An understanding of children with SEN needs
  • Level 2 qualification in play work/childcare
  • A current food hygiene certificate (desirable)
  • Paediatric first aid qualification (desirable)
  • Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures

You should:

  • Have excellent communication skills
  • Have the ability to build effective relationships with students, parents and other staff
  • The ability to relate in a firm and friendly way with a wide range of personalities
  • The ability to use initiative
  • Be willing to undertake direction and guidance
  • Have a good understanding of behaviour management strategies
  • Be able to work as part of a team

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

  • The chance to be part of a Multi-Academy Trust that genuinely cares about YOU
  • The chance to work with a supportive team.
  • An excellent CPD training programme with REAch2 and beyond.
  • A tenacious and courageous senior leadership team who care fervently about inclusion and promote creativity and thinking outside of the box
  • Fun-loving, energetic and enthusiastic pupils (and staff).
  • Proactive parents waiting to join us on our journey to excellence
  • Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme LGPS,
  • As part of REAch2 employee benefits we also offer an eye care scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family and membership of ‘perks at work’ – which includes discounts on holidays, shopping, family days out and much more.

Commitment to safeguarding

REAch2 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all adults working in or with our schools to share this commitment. Enclosed in our application pack is a copy of our safer recruitment policy, which outlines the steps we take to ensure that we attract the most suitable, candidates, and to help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children or are otherwise unsuited to working with them. We encourage all potential candidates to read this policy carefully in order to fully understand what is expected of you in our recruitment process.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Application Pack - LSA.docx - 1.05 MB (opens in new tab)

About Water Lane Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
202 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Water Lane Primary Academy website
Email address
admin@waterlane.essex.sch.uk
Phone number
01279 417410
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Water Lane is tucked away in a lovely, leafy part of Harlow town. We have very large grounds and our school building offers excellent, fit-for-purpose classrooms, a communal IT hub area, a library, two performance halls and a design and technology kitchen for our children. Our school is part of the Reach2 Academy Trust and as such we receive excellent support and CPD at all levels. Our motto is 'enrichment beyond the classroom' and we live up to it by providing our pupils with exceptional and unusual learning experiences. This is done via our broad and engaging curriculum as well through our our 11b411, Visible Learning and Forest School offer.

Arranging a visit to Water Lane Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@waterlane.essex.sch.uk.

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