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SalaryStart date: April 2024
Role Type: Temp to Permanent
Working hours per week: 40
Salary: £12.74 incl of HOL Pay
We are looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join our well established and successful staff team. This role is ideal for those who genuinely have a passion for helping children, with a wide range of Special Educational Needs, and also a fantastic opportunity for those considering a career in Teaching to gain valuable first-hand experience.
Our client is an Independent Special School for students with complex needs associated with ASD and SEMH. They currently have 30 students on roll aged between the ages of 10 and 18. Somerset School has been judged as Good by Ofsted at our last two inspections.
What does the role involve?
The main aim of this role is to support our teachers to deliver academic excellence, day in, day out, with professionalism and enthusiasm. This will involve providing a comprehensive support service to the school including:
- Assisting students with their educational and social development, on an individual and group basis
- Providing support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
- Assisting teachers with the maintenance of student records
- Building and maintaining successful relationships with students, whilst treating them with respect and consideration
- Provide expertise to deliver a personalised curriculum for each pupil’s learning
- Work together with families and other agencies to ensure every pupil is valued, challenged and supported
- Have the highest expectation that every pupil will make sustained academic and personal progress
- Each and every member of staff, regardless of their position or seniority, is expected to participate in the overall running of the school and to act as a positive role model for our students.
- In and out of the classroom you will encourage and promote positive behaviour and effectively manage any situation that threatens to impact on the progress of other students.
What are we looking for in you?
Applicants will have previous experience of working with young people, either in an academic setting or as a voluntary worker. You will be educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy.
As a School it is important to hire for the right attitude which is why we look for support assistants that are enthusiastic, focused and resilient to the day-to-day pressures that the classroom brings. Candidates who are appointed will receive full support and training from colleagues and teachers.
Reed is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Reed is an equal opportunities employer.
We are looking for interviews to commence asap due to the start date in April 2024. Please click 'APPLY NOW' for immediate consideration with an up-to-date copy of your CV and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your application in further detail.
