SEN Learning Support Assistant
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park, London, SE15 5TDThis job expired on 18 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
18 April 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Actual Salary £23,906.07-£24,265.81 (39 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 2 (Inner London): £27,711-£28,128 FTE
Additional allowances
Performance & Loyalty Bonus + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
Inspire and transform learning with us at Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park. We are currently looking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to support children with SEND.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Qualifications to GCSE Level standard or equivalent
- Knowledge and understanding of pupils with social and emotional difficulties that may impact upon their behaviour
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly both verbally and in writing
- Knowledge of Microsoft software
- Some knowledge of some of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Further details about the role
As Learning Support Assistant, your responsibilities will include:
- Attending to the child's personal needs and implementing related personal programmes, including social, health, physical hygiene and welfare matters
- Working with the class teacher and Inclusion Manager to support the implementation of person centred planning and targets for SEND children
- Liaising with appropriate external SEND or health professionals to ensure that advice on provision for individual SEND children is effectively implemented
- Supervising and support SEND children ensuring their safety and access to learning
- Establishing good relationships with all children, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
- Promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all children
As part of making reasonable adjustments, it will sometimes be necessary to direct LSAs to support children's intimate care needs in line with the academy Intimate Care Policy and to maintain their health, safety and personal dignity.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
About Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 247 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrisprimarypeckhampark.org.uk
- Phone number
- 020 7639 6091
Our Academy is at the heart of a fantastically diverse community where at least 45 different languages are spoken.
Our ambition is to enable the children to become effective citizens of the future. We aim to develop an Academy community who can:
Build healthy RELATIONSHIPS by becoming RESPECTFUL INDIVIDUALS.
Succeed LIVING IN THE WIDER WORLD by becoming RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.
Experience positive PHYSICAL HEALTH and WELL-BEING by becoming RESILIENT LEARNERS.
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