SEN Learning Support Assistant (SEN LSA)
The Woodside Primary Academy, London, E17 3JXThis job expired on 3 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As sson as possible ( once all safer recruitment checks are complete)
Closing date
3 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,030.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Outer London 36, Scale point 5. 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year ( Term time, plus 5 INSET days)
SEN Learning Support Assistant (SEN LSA) job summary
Do you wish to work at an outstanding school which supports work/life balance? We are a school with a history of providing extensive support to staff and a commitment to creating a balance between school, personal and family life. We are currently seeking a SEN Learning Support Assistant to start as soon as possible.
The role of SEN Learning Support Assistant is central to enabling excellence for all our children at Woodside Primary Academy. It is a role which has an influence on all children in the school, supporting all aspects of their experience within their school day- learning, play, transitions and routines.
Learning Support Assistants follow teacher’s guidance and direction for their role in the day-to- day teaching and learning provision for children, including those with Special Educational Needs, English as an Additional Language, those more-able learners and those eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant. There is expectation that Learning Support Assistants are able to respond to the needs of the children and adapt their support appropriately in a responsive way. Whether you are new to the role or have experience to bring, you will receive coaching and mentoring from experienced teachers and leaders in the academy and trust to ensure that you are supported in all aspects of what you do.
What we are looking for:
At least one years’ experience of working with children in the primary age range
Experience of working with children in a friendly and busy environment
An understanding of children with SEN needs
Level 2 qualification in play work/childcare
Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures
Have excellent communication skills
The ability to build effective relationships with students, parents and other staff
Have a good understanding of behaviour management strategies
Be able to work as part of a team
Why work with us:
There are over 60 schools within the Trust which means we can offer opportunities including:
▶️Collaboration across other REAch2 schools, both locally and nationally.
▶️ Specialist curriculum support and training from our Trust experts - providing a flightpath for professional development
▶️ A support package for staff wellbeing
You’ll be working for a Trust with big ambitions for all our schools to be 'great'. We want to be national leaders in sustainability; to transform our teaching and learning through digital transformation and to ensure social justice is at the heart of what we do.
Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Data Protection
At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.
We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.
For more information about our safer recruitment processes, please click here for our Safer Recruitment Policy.
All information is stored securely, and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy.
The Trust ensures all applicant data is stored and processed appropriately. For further details on how your information will be managed during the recruitment process please refer to our Privacy Notice for Job Applications.
Commitment to safeguarding
Woodside Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About The Woodside Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 1296 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Woodside Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
Primary School plus Nursery
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