Hours: 22 hours and 15 minutes per week plus 22 hours and 15 minutes INSET training time per academic year
Interview date: 20 January 2025
Job Description
An ELAN LSA is positive, a team player, motivational, flexible, creative, and innovative with a supportive nature, as well as being confident, calm, consistent, and resourceful with experience supporting pupils in a classroom environment, particularly those with Special Educational Needs or disabilities (SEND).
You will work closely with the class teacher to resource and adapt planning and support high-quality teaching and learning across all subjects. You will help to create learning environments where pupils can expand their knowledge and work with the school community to uphold our trust and school values.
You need to be proactive, energetic, and committed to engaging pupils, developing their desire to learn. You will help to inspire them to be confident and independent. You will also need to be calm, patient, sensitive, and able to comfort children when they’re upset.
This role involves both 1:1 and small group work.
About Mead Vale Community Primary School
Mead Vale Community Primary School has been at the heart of the Worle area of Weston-super-Mare since 1977, providing an extraordinary education for children aged 4-11 years old. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: courage, curiosity, and community, and we achieve this by ‘working hard’ and ‘being kind’. Providing the best opportunities for our children sits at the heart of our school community. As a valued member of staff at Mead Vale, you will bring passion and commitment to sharing your love of learning with our children.
Commitment to Safeguarding
Mead Vale Primary School is part of Extend Learning Academies Network (ELAN) and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. We will undertake an appropriate online search for shortlisted candidates. It is an offence to apply for a role that requires regulated activity if you are barred from doing so. Any concerns will be reported immediately to the appropriate body. Our safeguarding policy is available on the school website.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
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