Learning Support Assistant
Deadline is tomorrow
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
6 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,500 - £23,893
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are currently seeking a suitably qualified, highly motivated individual and outstanding practitioner to support the Inclusion Department by leading small groups and support individual students at both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The successful candidate will join a committed team of staff to further improve learning, teaching and student outcomes. An understanding or experience of working with vulnerable young people and those with learning or behaviour difficulties is essential.
The role will involve working under the direct supervision of the Director of Inclusion and working closely with the subject teachers, to help raise attainment, self-esteem and motivation. The successful candidates should have good use of functional ICT, excellent communication skills and be confident to liaise with a team of professionals to support student learning.
What the school offers its staff
Wingfield Academy has become an oversubscribed and high performing secondary school, placing it as one of the highest performing schools in Rotherham and in the top 7% nationally for progress. Wingfield has also been named a national lead school as part of the DFE’s behaviour hub programme. The Academy is looking to expand and develop further, attracting the best people to work alongside our dedicated and ambitious staff who go the extra mile to make a quantifiable and powerful contribution to social mobility. We focus on the things that matter.
Wingfield Academy offers a ‘child centred, progress focused’ academy ethos, we have a cohort of students with high standards of behaviour and a willingness to learn. We have a welcoming and supportive community where staff really do matter. Wingfield offers a supportive and committed leadership team with a clear vision of raising standards of teaching, learning and positive behaviour.
New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service.
The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three Secondary Schools and three Primary Schools.
Why Work for Us?
- NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
- Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
- Attractive pension scheme
- Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
- A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff
If you believe you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.
To see the full job description, person specification and to apply please visit https://nclt.ac.uk/vacancies/
Applications should be submitted to recruitment@nclt.ac.uk
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 Wingfield Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 987 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Wingfield Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@nclt.ac.uk
- Phone number
- 01977 802783
School location
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