Valley Primary School is a happy, vibrant school. Our vision is ASPIRE for excellence, ENJOY learning, ACHIEVE success and CHALLENGE ourselves further. This runs through everything that we do within school and we have high expectations for our children. We are seeking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and positive Learning Support Assistant to provide support to a small group of children with special educational needs. The successful candidate will be working alongside our well-structured and supportive staff to help all our children enjoy, learn and achieve success. We are hoping that the successful candidate will have experience in supporting children in the classroom and hold an EYFS relevant qualification. The ability to work as part of a team and under your own initiative is important. The successful candidate must be patient, calm and flexible in their working practices. This is a temporary contract linked to specific funding for pupils with Education, Health & Care Plans. As part of the role, you will also be involved in intervention for individual or small groups of children. We offer full support and an induction programme for all new staff, and a commitment to continued professional development. Valley Primary School is a proud member of The Elliot Foundation MAT and works closely with colleagues across our academies and the central team. Valley Primary School is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and will be required to disclose all relevant information for appropriate safeguarding checks. Please note we are unable to accept CV’s. An informal conversation for more information about the role can be arranged upon request. To apply, please download the job description and person specification. Completed applications and the accompanying recruitment monitoring form should be sent at your earliest convenience to recruitmentvalley.solihull.sch.uk for the attention of Miss Milewski, Headteacher. Please mark applications in the email subject: APPLICATION FROM X (Name) FOR LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT ROLE.