Early Years Learning Support Assistant & 1 to 1

The Rushmere Park Academy, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  4th November 2024

• Closing date

  14 October 2024 at 8am

• Date listed

  30 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,483.00 - £22,666.00 Annually (FTE) AS 1-2 £22,483-£22,666 FTE pro rata £6,327-£6,379

Early Years Learning Support Assistant & 1 to 1 job summary

Early Years Learning Support Assistant / 1:1 Support

The Rushmere Park Academy is looking for a caring, patient and enthusiastic member of staff to provide direct support for an SEN pupil, through the mid-morning period and into the early afternoon. We are committed to supporting the range of individual needs within our nursery, mainstream school and specialist resource provision and we therefore seek out adults who value equity and education for all children.

This is an ideal opportunity for a candidate who would like to increase their experience of working in a fantastic school environment that supports pupils with a variety of needs. There may be an opportunity to increase the hours worked in future.

Key Duties

Develop nurturing and professional relationship with SEN pupil(s)

Support pupils to engage in both class and lunch time activities

Work as part of the wider staff team across the lunch period

Support pupils with activities outlined in their Individual Education Plan

Show an active understanding of the safeguarding issues associated with working in schools

The successful candidate will

Be friendly, energetic and enthusiastic team player

Have previous experience of working with children aged between 2 – 4

Be responsible and able to use initiative

Have an understanding of Autistic Spectrum Condition

Job Specifics

Start Date: Monday 4th November 2024

Salary: Advantage Schools 1-2 £22,483- £22,666 FTE. Actual pro rata £6,327- £6,379

Job Role: Fixed Term, 12months, Term-time + 5 INSET days. Part time, 12 hours per week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-2pm

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Shared Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About The Rushmere Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 190 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Rushmere Park Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-rushmere-park-academy (opens in new tab)

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