Specialist Learning Support Assistant with BSL Level 2
Warren Primary School, Grays, Essex, RM16 6NBThis job expired on 23 September 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week Monday – Friday 8:30am – 3:30pm with an unpaid 30-minute lunch break 38 weeks of the year – term time plus inset days
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Learning Support Assistant with BSL Level 2 Salary: Band B Point 7 – 12 (£18,442.29 - £20,056.36) actual salary per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
- To liaise between the student, tutor and peer group to facilitate successful integration
- To liaise closely with teaching staff regarding the delivery of the course, advising as appropriate on the modification and differentiation of the learning environment, materials and delivery styles.
- To provide direct support for all Sensory Service students during activities outside the classroom, including for example residential trips, travel training, visits.
- Assesses the needs of each individual learner and then negotiate with the mainstream teaching staff to plan the most appropriate ways of supporting learning.
- To support the delivery of awareness-raising programmes both formally and informally
- To assist in the preparation of learning materials including the modification and preparing learning materials, transcription of videos, appropriate to the needs of specific learners
- To keep up-to-date records and notes relevant to students’ progress and to provide, when required, written information about student progress and in particular about support issues
- To continue to develop a range of communication skills and strategies, including skill in using British Sign Language.
- To provide appropriate support to students during examinations and assessments, according to guidelines issued by the awarding bodies.
- To keep abreast of issues concerning the education of HI/VI students and Further and Adult Education, undertaking training and professional updating as appropriate.
- To contribute to the student review procedure as requested.
- To attend regular team meetings as required.
- To work effectively as a member of the service team, maintaining team confidentiality and feeding back as appropriate.
What the school offers its staff
In return for your hard work, you will receive:
- Relocation package of up to£8,000where applicable, for new employees, rentingorbuyinga property
- 2-week October half term
- Support from highly experienced SLT members, and the wider trust network and collaboration with our other schools
- Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
- Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
- Recognition of continuous service
- Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
- Fully Subsided Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
- National Conditions of Service
- Automatic enrolment into the local Government Pension Scheme for support workers
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 Warren Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 457 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Warren Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@osborne.coop
- Phone number
- 01375648944
Arranging a visit to Warren Primary School
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