LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
TERM TIME PLUS 1 WEEK, 15 HOURS 25 MINUTES PER WEEK (MONDAY-FRIDAY)
ONE YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT, TO BE REVIEWED AT THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR IN RELATION TO THE SENDCO NEEDS, SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH SEND
FTE SALARY: SCP4 £24,404 – SCP6 £25,183 PER ANNUM
PRO-RATA SALARY: £8,707 - £9,146 PER ANNUM
Great Hockham Primary School is looking to appoint a reliable and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join our friendly and happy team in 2024. The successful candidate will support the professional work of teachers as directed.
Great Hockham Primary School is a member of the Sapientia Education Trust (SET). SET is an expanding multi-academy trust with 11 primary and 9 secondary schools.
Experience working in a classroom environment is highly desirable, alongside the ability to clearly communicate and always work with the best interests of the pupils in mind.
Specific responsibilities include:
• To attend to the personal and social needs of pupils and any other special requirements depending on the nature of a pupil’s special needs and, wherever possible, making these part of the learning experience;
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of pupils while encouraging constructive relationships within the classroom and with parents;
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes;
• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses, including undertaking literacy and numeracy programmes, recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher.
Closing date: 11 February 2025
Interviews: week commencing 24 February 2025
Complete an application form online – bit.ly/3WnldXA
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2022, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.