Learning Support Assistant (Secondary)

Job Description

Learning Support Assistant (Secondary)

Contract: Part Time Permanent

Salary: Scale 3 Points 4-5

Hours/Weeks: 35 hours per week (Monday -Friday 8.30am-4pm), 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 Inset Days)

Part time hours/Jobshare will be considered.

Start: ASAP

A once in a career opportunity to work in a brand new, state of the art £34 million school. This is a genuinely unique opportunity to take on a founding role at the first 'all through' school in Essex. The Beaulieu Park School opened the doors to 60 Reception children in September 2018. In September 2019, another cohort was welcomed into the Primary School, together with 180 Year 7 students. We were pleased that we are oversubscribed with families nominating us as their first choice school again this year. The school will grow one year at a time until it is full. Our 6th form provision opens in September 2024.

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join our growing team at The Beaulieu Park School. You should be committed to supporting all pupils, including those with additional needs. This post is for 5 days a week from 8.30am until 4pm (35 hours per week). The role will also include lunch duties (with a 30-minue lunch break). Term time only- Plus INSET days.

In this role, you would be working within a fantastic team, supporting all of our pupils, including those with additional needs in our Secondary School. Applicants must be enthusiastic, positive and able to work on their own initiative, as well as follow direction from other members of the staff team. Please see the Job Description and person specification for full details.

Closing date: Midday Monday 15th April 2024 Interviews: Week beginning 22nd April 2024. Start date: ASAP

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted.  This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

Information about the School

The Beaulieu Park School is Essex’s first ‘All Through’ school and the primary phase opens for reception students in September 2018 with the secondary phase opening in September 2019. The Beaulieu Park School will welcome its first cohort of 60 reception aged children in two classes. In September 2019, 180 Year 7 students will be admitted. Year on year the school will grow, providing 420 places for local children between four and eleven years old by 2024 and 900 places for local children between 11 and 16 years old by 2023.