1-2-1 Learning Support Assistant with Midday Assistant duties - Maternity Cover
23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
End of February 2025
Closing date
6 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 November 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
- £14,654.00 - £15,875.00 Annually (Actual) MDA Pay Range: Grade A (£2,296 - £2,445)
1-2-1 Learning Support Assistant with Midday Assistant duties - Maternity Cover job summary
Contract Type:
LSA - 24 hours, 35 minutes per week - 8.40am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday
MDA – 4 hours, 10 minutes per week
Term time only.
Contract Term:
Fixed Term, End date to be confirmed – Maternity cover and named child contract.
Chadwell St Mary Primary School is looking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic and experienced Learning Support Assistant to work on a 1-2-1 basis with a child within our friendly and supported team. This is a part-time position, working Monday to Friday 8.40am until 3.15pm. This role will also include additional Midday Assistant duties. Our Learning Support Assistants believe in building strong relationships with pupils and colleagues, are passionate about their role, and are willing to go the extra mile to support pupil achievement.
You will:
Have good organisation and communication skills;
Be positive and encouraging to enthuse and motivate pupils;
Have high expectations of pupil attainment and behaviour;
Be patient, caring and have understanding and compassion for children with social, emotional and mental health needs;
Be warm and sensitive to families from diverse backgrounds;
Be self-reflective about your professional development and your child-centered support of pupils;
Be flexible, adaptable and confident.
Why Chadwell St Mary Primary School?
Chadwell St Mary is a very happy, welcoming school with a positive ethos and a commitment to offering outstanding learning opportunities for all children on roll. We are ambitious for our pupils and know that the experiences they have at school will shape their futures. All of our staff, parents and pupils are actively involved in school improvement as important stakeholders.
We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ school (2019) with effectiveness of leadership and management being noted as a strength: “The Executive Headteacher and Head of School lead the school’s work with resolve and determination. They have established a culture of aspiration for pupils’ learning and behaviour. All members of staff who responded to Ofsted’s online survey say they are proud to work at the school.”
Why SWECET?
At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances.
We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide.
Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique – the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence.
We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues.
If you have energy and passion in abundance and would relish the opportunity to be part of our team, we look forward to hearing from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, please email recruitment@swecet.org.
South West Essex Community Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Service
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Chadwell St Mary Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 210 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Chadwell St Mary is a very happy, welcoming school with a positive ethos and a commitment to offering outstanding learning provision for all children on roll. We are ambitious for our pupils and know that the experiences they have at school will shape their futures. All of our staff, parents and pupils are actively involved in school improvement as important stakeholders.
We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ school (2019) with effectiveness of leadership and management being noted as a strength: “The Executive Headteacher and Head of School lead the school’s work with resolve and determination. They have established a culture of aspiration for pupils’ learning and behaviour. All members of staff who responded to Ofsted’s online survey say they are proud to work at the school.”
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