Description Hillside Special School, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1NN £12.65 - £13.05 per hour 29.75 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, term time only Permanent Contract (subject to a six-month probationary period) Reference: 6810 Required as soon as possible 8.45am to 3.30pm, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (with a 40-minute lunch break) 8:45am to 3:10pm, Tuesdays and Fridays (with a 40-minute lunch break) The advertised job is for Grade 3, Points 4 to 6. However, if you are currently already working in a school with continuous service, on Grade 3, between Points 7 and 9, please do still apply. Your application and pay point, will be considered. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Learning Support Assistant to join the team at our all-age special school. You will be working with pupils with a wide range of complex needs including Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and Complex Autism. The age range is 4 to 19 years. You may have skills already, or be keen to develop skills, in working with pupils with complex needs, including Autism. You will be expected to be very flexible and must have a truly positive approach to the strategies used to develop practice in schools and settings for our pupils. You will also be required to attend some training sessions and/or meetings after school and on P.D. Days, which are not part of the contracted hours; for these occasions, you would claim additional hours. To find out more We actively encourage applicants to see our school in action before applying for vacancies. If this post is of interest to you and you would like to know more, please contact us, via email on: adminhillside.suffolk.sch.uk including your full name and ‘LSA Vacancy’ in the subject line. Please also include your phone number in the body of your email and we will arrange a mutually convenient time to visit. For full details about the role and how to apply, please see our website at: Hillside Special School - Vacancies How to apply To apply, please use this link: https://www.hillsidespecial.org.uk/Vacancies/ If you think you have the qualities to fulfil this role and you want to make a real contribution to our school, we will welcome an application from you. All applications must be made on an official application form. Full details, an application pack and how to apply, can be found on the school website at: Hillside Special School - Home CVs cannot be accepted. Please send your completed application form to adminhillside.suffolk.sch.uk or in the post to Hillside Special School, Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1NN. Closing date: 10am, 13 January 2025. Interview date: 21 January 2025. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is also subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and children’s barred list check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the school. No agencies or CV’s, thank you. To apply, please follow the application process above.