The Market Bosworth School is seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to join our outstanding team. The school currently employ a team of Learning Support Assistants who work alongside teachers in all subjects. The LSA’s main role is to support the classroom learning of a range of pupils with particular needs, as well as working with individuals or small groups to support their learning. As a team, the LSAs are crucial to the success of the school; they work with pupils and teaching staff to ensure that pupils are happy and safe, and achieve their best academically whilst developing into independent and confident learners. Main duties and responsibilities:1. To provide support to the student in the class room during the delivery of planned whole-class learning activities.2. To work under the supervision of SENDCo or Assistant SENDCo to carry out planned learning interventions with small groups or individual pupils, providing feedback on their engagement in activities and their achievement of the desired learning objectives.
3. To help prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment in line with the school’s vision and values (STEER).
4. To observe and feed back to the teacher and SENDCo on pupil performance and behaviour, taking action as appropriate in line with relevant school policies.5. To support the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of pupils, including contributing ideas and suggestions to support planning, to meet their development needs and 1:1 mentoring to support their personal and academic development.
6. To interact with and respond positively to children, young people and adults.
7. To develop positive relationships with colleagues, providing consistent and effective support and working constructively as a member of the school staff team.
8. To support pupils to improve their numeracy and literacy skills through focused learning interventions and more generally across the curriculum.
9. To support pupils with IT equipment.
10. To prepare and support the use of learning materials and create visual aids, in order to facilitate a learning environment.
11. To provide care and encouragement to children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs, supporting them to participate in activities and liaising, if required, with parents / carers / other professionals as appropriate.
12. To contribute to the provision of support for bilingual / multilingual pupils if required.
13. To invigilate internal and external tests and examinations under formal conditions.
14. To encourage participation in structured and unstructured learning activities, including social time (timetabled and during breaks if required).15. To provide accessibility support to pupils as necessary given a pupil’s individual need.
16. To support, as appropriate, in instances where pupils are unwell whilst at the school.
17. To demonstrate regard for the need to safeguard pupils' well-being by following relevant statutory guidance along with school policies and practice.18. To undertake required training and subsequent support for individual students who have medical needs (e.g. diabetes). To act as the “key worker” for these students if required.
19. To carry out morning duties.For more information please see the job pack.