Full time - 31.25 Hours per week - Term time only - Permanent - 8.30am to 3.15pm (no flexibility with start or finish times) - £18,482 Per year Part time - 12.5 hours working either Monday & Tuesday or Thursday & Friday. No flexibility with days or hours - £7,392 Per year Are you a naturally caring person who wants the best for children? If yes, come and make a difference to the lives of pupils with Special Educational Needs. The Avenue is a day school for pupils aged 2 – 19 with complex special needs including those with significant health needs and autism. We are looking for full & part time Learning Support Assistants to join us. Support Assistants work as part of a team providing care and learning experiences for our pupils encouraging them to develop to the best of their potential. You will be based in one classes and will help pupils with their learning, go out in the community and manage behaviour. We are looking for people who are patient, caring, supportive, flexible, have a good sense of humour, enjoy using their initiative and working as part of a team. Previous experience of working with children and young people with SEN is an advantage in both roles but not essential as full training will be provided. Successful candidates need to be physically fit. To apply, please visit the vacancy page of our website - https://www.avenue.reading.sch.uk/ - and fill in the forms that you’ll find in the Support Assistant recruitment section. All completed forms must be returned to recruitmentavenue.reading.sch.uk by the closing date. For more information, please call Vanessa Carrick on 0118 214 5257 Closing Date: 9 am on Monday 27 th January 2025