Overview
Aylesbury Vale Academy is a popular all-through school based in Berryfields, Aylesbury. We wish to appoint a suitably qualified Learning Support Assistant to a very busy, successful team.
Term time only
Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 2 Point 11 to 15 (£24,879 to £26,961) Full-time equivalent
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 34.5 hours, 39 weeks per year and actual salary will reflect this working pattern
Closing date: 6th December 2024; 12:00
Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 16th December 2024
About us
The Aylesbury Vale Academy is a good school with a strong sense of purpose and achievement based on Respect, Aspiration and Resilience.
Aylesbury Vale Academy provides a safe and stimulating learning environment for children from 2 to 18 years old. At the Academy, we aim to provide an inclusive, engaging and challenging experience leading to an education of the highest quality.
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About the role
We are looking to appoint a creative, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join the SEND department.
The successful candidate would be expected to have the knowledge and skills to support students with a variety of specific needs, including the delivery of targeted intervention outside of the classroom.
You will be suitably qualified with experience of working with children in one of the four areas of SEND, and reporting to the Assistant Principal/SENDCo.
About you
The successful candidate must have:
Experience of working in an educational provision and ideally relevant qualifications in Learning Support.
A calm, understanding and friendly personality.
The ability to manage behaviour and help students focus on any given task, encouraging students to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
The willingness to work flexibly and constructively as part of a team, providing day to day classroom support to the children and assisting with student behaviour as and if required in a supportive manner.
The ability to establish good relationships with students, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.
The capability to work with teachers and the SENDCo to ensure progress and development.
Applicants must have a GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent qualifications.
Other information
Prospective candidates are encourage to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Please send completed applications to eperrin@theacademy.me.
Only fully completed applications will be accepted.
Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children will be reflected throughout the recruitment process, and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and an online screen check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .