Learning Assistant

Job Description

St George's New Town Junior School

Learning Support Assistants for Vulnerable Students

We are seeking professional and inspiring Learning Assistants to join our ambitious team. These colleagues will support children with their learning and social development, particularly those who find the mainstream environment challenging.

The successful candidates will demonstrate:

· A passion for helping children to achieve

· Effective team working skills

· Creativity and confidence in remodelling the curriculum for individual pupils

· An effective pro-social approach to behaviour management

· Patience, resilience and a positive outlook

· Engaging relationships and commitment to developing the whole child

· The ability to support vulnerable learners both in and out of the classroom environment

The school will offer:

· A community committed to the effective inclusion of vulnerable children

· A team of skilled practitioners with whom to develop approaches

· Support, and the resources required to be successful

· Rewarding young people who appreciate the support they receive

NPS Point 3 to 5 approximately £9.36-£9.74 per hour

Five days a week, term time

30.4 hours per week

For details contact Amanda Leung on 01206 506800

aleung@st-georgesnewtown-jun.essex.sch.uk

Closing date 12 noon on Monday 16th March 2020

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged

Starting April 20th 2020 or as soon as possible

All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Information about the School

We are passionate about our school. Why? … you ask.

It’s simple really. St. George’s School is at the heart our community. Many of our children’s parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were educated at St. George’s. The school has served four generations of the same families and we are very proud of our links with the community. St. George’s is a well-established school with a sense of pride, community spirit and values.

It is also a school which is proud to be pushing forward; trying to develop increasingly effective teaching and learning strategies that support all of our children … a truly inclusive place to be.

We are focused on improving many aspects of school life. We are developing excellent skills in assessment, are promoting a love of reading for all children, growing skilled writers and mathematicians, and supporting children effectively in both their learning and well-being. We aim to provide an engaging curriculum for all our young learners through interest, breadth and depth, and offer excellent facilities, including state-of-the-art ICT resourcing. Our curriculum drivers of Confidence, Aspiration, Resilience and Experience help prepare children to learn for life.

In recent years we have completed a new capital building programme which includes new classrooms, a new staff area, improved SEN areas and new libraries. Many of our classrooms are newly refurbished … lovely places to teach and learn! With capacity for 630 children, and our own nursery, we are one of the largest primary settings in the area, and provide a true team ethos in which to grow professionally.

However, we still have much to do and believe that by working in partnership to achieve a common purpose we can continue to provide a school that is at the cutting edge of educational practice.

So, as you can see, we really are passionate about our school and recognise that through enabling inspirational teaching, learning and leadership, we will set the school well on the way to improving further still.

The Headteacher and Governing Body