Learning Support Assistant
West Lakes Academy, Egremont, Cumbria, CA22 2DQ150 days remaining to apply
Closing date
30 September 2024 at 10am
Date listed
4 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,893.00 - £25,545.00 Annually (FTE) BAND C , POINT 1 TO 4 (£23,893 TO £25,545 FTE, £20,986.51 TO £23,045.03 PRO RATA)
Learning Support Assistant job summary
PERMANENT POST
BAND C , POINT 1 TO 4 (£23,893 TO £25,545 FTE, £20,986.51 TO £23,045.03 PRO RATA)
TERM TIME (40 WEEKS)
37 HOURS PER WEEK
West Lakes Academy are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated person to join the Learning Support Team. This is a key role in providing a welcoming and safe environment for staff, students and visitors.
The successful candidate will:
- Be well-organised
- Be self-motivated with excellent communication skills
- Driven to support students to achieve their best
- Have relevant Level 3 qualifications in relevant discipline
- Appropriate Level 2 in both English and Maths at grade C or above
Previous experience is desirable however full training will be provided for the right candidate.
Changing Lives Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References will be sought prior to interview.
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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This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
About West Lakes Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1212 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- West Lakes Academy website (opens in new tab)
We are a thriving, ambitious and forward thinking 11-18 academy situated on the edge of the beautiful Lake District. Our modern £26m building provides outstanding facilities, incorporating cutting edge technology which creates a bright and motivational learning environment. As a Teaching School and Multi Academy Trust we are building strong links with other schools in the local area and nationally. This role therefore provides significant career development opportunities as we continue to grow. We offer a comprehensive programme of individualised, evidence based CPD as well as encouraging colleagues to further their development through courses such as the National Professional Qualifications, a Masters degree, or supporting extra-curricular qualifications.
The academy’s Sponsors - Sellafield Limited, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and the University of Central Lancashire have each played an important role in its success and are committed to its continued improvement.
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