Job Description

In need of an exciting and rewarding new challenge? Have a passion to support the needs of children and dedicated to making a difference in their lives?

The continuing expansion of Somers Heath Primary School means that an exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Learning Support Assistant. We need you to play a vital part in the next phase for our school. If you have the skills and previous experience this may be for you.

Hours: 15 hours per week. (Mon-Fri, 3 hours per day). Term time only.

Required: Immediate start.

The successful candidate will need to have the following:

· An understanding of the school curriculum.

· Experience of developing children's social skills, communication and language skills and physical skills.

· Be able to work with individuals or small groups of children under the direction of the teaching staff.

- Bags of energy, patience and resilience and able to work as part of a team.

(Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this post.)

In return, we can offer you:

- the support of our SLT, staff and governors

- delightful children who are well behaved and eager to learn

- professional development opportunities

- a well-resourced school where everyone is valued

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please contact our School Business Manager to arrange to come and see us.

Somers Heath Primary School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of our children and expect staff to share this commitment. The successful person will undergo pre-employment checks which include references, right to work in UK, DBS checks and a declaration that neither they nor anyone they live with is a disqualified person under the Childcare Regulations.

Information about the School

Visits to the school are both positively encouraged and warmly welcomed. Also, you are very welcome to have an informal, confidential discussion with Martin Curtis, our Headteacher about this vacancy. Please contact our school office on 01708 853397 or admin.shps@catrust.org.uk to arrange these. We are proud of our children and our facilities and confident that you will want to work here.

This is an exciting time to join our school. Over the past few years Somers Heath has expanded to provide two classes across all years, joined Catalyst Academies Trust and appointed a new Headteacher. We hope you would like to be part of our aim to provide outstanding education for all children.

Somers Heath is situated close to the M25 and A13 road links, near The Dartford Crossing and Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Catalyst Academies Trust are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children and young people. We expect all our staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be made a conditional offer subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical check, and references. Applicants will also be required to complete a 'Disqualification by Association' declaration.