Leigh Central Primary School
Windermere Road
Leigh
WN7 1UY
Salary: Grade G3, £16,290 - £16,807 per annum. £12.45 - £12.85 per hour
30 hours per week, term time working 38 weeks per year
Temporary 12-month contract
Required for as soon as possible
The Governors are seeking to appoint a highly skilled, caring, dedicated and effective level 2 Learning Support Assistant.
The successful applicant will be classroom based each morning and each afternoon will provide a range of interventions for individuals and small groups (currently within key stage one). They will be part of a team and as such will work alongside the class teacher in meeting the daily needs of the children they are supporting. They will implement actions identified from outside agencies, for example speech and language therapists, and feed back to the class teacher.
The successful candidate will also be required to support teaching staff on playground duty and will be required to provide lunch time supervision.
The successful candidate will need to:
* be an effective communicator with all members of the school community
* be hard working, caring and highly motivated
* have experience of supporting children with additional needs including those with SEMH needs
* have an understanding trauma and trauma informed practices
* have experience of working within a key stage one classroom
* have the ability to build good relationships with staff, children and parents
* be a good team player who has a positive work ethos
In return we can offer you:
* friendly, hardworking children and staff
* a caring and welcoming school
* a supportive leadership team committed to school improvement
* ongoing professional development, mentoring and coaching
School visits will take place at the end of the day. Applicants are invited to visit school on Thursday 3rd April (4.00pm). Please contact Mrs Wilkes at school to confirm your attendance (email: enquiries@admin.leighcentral.wigan.sch.uk or (01942) 673810)
There is a virtual tour of school available - please visit our website https://www.leighcentral.wigan.sch.uk/
Please submit a completed application form and a letter in support of your application, The letter should address the essential areas of the Person Specification and should be no more than 2 sides of A4.
The Governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to enhanced criminal record disclosure processes.
If you require any further information, please contact the school on
Tel: (01942) 673810
E-mail: enquiries@admin.leighcentral.wigan.sch.uk
Website: www.leighcentral.sch.uk
Interview date: Friday 25 April 2025
This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check
The employer is committed to safeguarding
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