About the role
- Are you passionate about supporting young people
to reach their full potential
- Do you want to work in a vibrant, multi-faith
school community founded on dignity, community, wisdom, and hope?
- Are you a
relational individual who excels at building trust and challenging students to
flourish?
If so, then
we want to hear from you!
The Role:
We are seeking a Learning
Support Assistant (LSA) who will work with our students to support them in the
classroom. We are looking for an exceptional candidate, with some experience of
working with children, who is enthusiastic and dedicated to coach and develop
our amazing students needing extra support and targeted interventions.
This post would be suitable for enthusiastic and
dedicated LSAs and/or candidates considering a career in teaching and looking
to build experience in a secondary school setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervising and
providing particular support for students, including those with special needs,
ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
- Setting
challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and
independence.
- Providing
feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of
the teacher.
- Assisting with the development and
implementation of Learning Guides, Student Passports and Personal Care
Programmes.
- Establishing constructive relationships with
students and interacting with them according to individual needs.
- Promoting the inclusion and acceptance of
all students.
- Encouraging students to interact with others
and engage in activities led by the teacher.
- Delivering adaptive, flexible learning plans
tailored to students who struggle with large classes or traditional
timetables.
- Prioritizing mental health, emotional
regulation, and special educational needs (SEN), including managing emotionally
based school avoidance (EBSA).
Essential
Qualifications and Experience:
- The successful applicant will be expected to
work flexibly, delivering support either to small groups or on a one-to-one
basis, supervising and leading activities, in break times and after
school. Applicants should be
enthusiastic and dedicated to support students with general or specific
learning difficulties and/or medical/care needs. Working within the Learning
Support Team, and be a role model in terms of conduct, dress and
professionalism. The ability to treat colleagues and students with respect and
in line with our Mission and Vision is essential.
- Excellent
organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to
work collaboratively with teaching staff to enhance literacy across the
curriculum.
- A commitment
to upholding the school’s Christian ethos and values.
Job tags
- Education Support
- Education roles
- Education
- FULL TIME
- TEMPORARY
- Temporary
- Full Time
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