Job details
Job role
* Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full time
Contract type
Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
24027.00 - 24790.00
Learning Support Assistant job summary
Role: Learning Support Assistant
Grade: SCP3 - SCP5
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Assistant Headteacher
Job Focus
The Academy of St. Margaret's is seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious Learning Support Assistant to support our students on a permanent basis. This role will support students with special educational needs and disabilities, helping improve their outcomes.
Core Responsibilities & Tasks
* Provide learning activities for classes/individuals under the professional direction and supervision of a qualified teacher to progress students' learning.
* Assess, and report on development, progress and attainment as agreed with the teacher.
* Monitor and record student responses and learning achievements, drawing any problems which cannot be resolved easily to the attention of the teacher.
* Participate in planning and evaluation of learning activities with the teacher, writing reports and records as required.
* Support learning by selecting appropriate resources/methods to facilitate agreed learning activities.
* Provide particular and skilled support to all students in a particular learning area from within the overall national curriculum.
* Be involved in planning, organising and implementing SEN Support Plans, including attendance at, and contribution to, reviews.
* Consult with children and their families and carers and other adults as directed.
* Administer first aid when required.
Communication and Liaison
* Communicate effectively with the parents of students as appropriate.
* Where appropriate, communicate and co-operate with persons or bodies outside the Academy.
* Follow agreed policies for communications in the Academy.
Additional Notes
* The job purpose and key statements remain indicative and by no means exclusive. Given the evolving needs of the Trust, flexibility among staff is very important. All staff may be required to undertake other such reasonable duties as may be required from time to time in line with the grade of their post.
* An Enhanced DBS Check will be requested on successful application to a position at the Trust.
* The Trust operates a non-smoking policy.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children.
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
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